The Dance Language of the Bee 25, what is the meaning of the bee dance

When the bee's "scouts" find the source of the honey, they usually dance.

The main purpose of the bee dance is to inform companions of the direction and distance of the honey source.

The dance of bees is generally divided into two types: circle dance and figure 8 dance. If the distance of the nectar source is not too far, the honey brother Jane Bee will perform a circle dance; If the nectar source is far away, they will dance the figure 8 dance. When dancing, if the bee's head is facing up, it means that the nectar source is facing the direction of the sun; If the head is down, it means that the nectar source is in the place with the sun on its back.

When the other companions see the scout bee dancing, they rush over in droves to collect the honey of the flowers.

1. Hip Dance: The movement path of the old bee dance will form a figure 8, so it is also called the figure 8 dance. The bee will walk in this straight line while shaking the hips, the duration of the hip shaking indicates the distance of the food, the longer the hip rocking time, the farther the distance of the food, and 75 milliseconds represents 100 meters.

The angle between this straight line and the direction of gravity represents the angle between the direction of food and the direction of the sun.

2. Wraparound dance: At first, it was classified as another dance, which was used by worker bees to express the presence of food near the hive, but could not express the distance and direction of the food. Usually used in the discovery of food at close range, less than 50-60 meters.

Later research suggested that the wraparound dance did not exist on its own, but rather a very brief version of the straight part of the hip swing.

In addition, if the head is up while dancing, it means that the food is facing the direction of the sun, and the head is down indicates that the food is facing away from the sun.

When meeting a companion, it can be divided into a small waltz and a tail dance

The small round dance is the rapid flight of bees in a figure-eight shape above the hive, which usually indicates that the nectar source is very close to the hive, maybe within 50 meters.

If the distance of the nectar source is very far (more than 100 meters), change to another dance position and do the tail danceThe bee crawls in a straight line and then turns to the left, with a figure-eight movement and swaying its abdomen, and the angle between the central axis of the dance and the top of the nest is exactly the angle between the direction of the nectar source and the direction of the sun.

When the bee dances with its head up or down, it is related to the direction in which the nectar source is told: when the head is up when dancing, it indicates that the bee must fly in the direction of the sun to find the nectar source; When the head is downwards when dancing, it indicates that the nectar source must fly in the direction of the sun behind it; The speed of dancing is also related to the distance of the hive from the nectar source: the farther away the nectar source, the longer the bee will wag its tail and the longer it will make a buzzing sound when swinging its tail.

When the source of nectar is discovered. A large number of worker bees are sent out of the nest to collect honey before sending out "reconnaissance."

Bees "go looking for a source of nectar." Once these "scouts" have spotted a favorable nectar gathering site or a new high-quality nectar source plant, they turn into gathering bees and fly back to the hive to perform a circle dance or a figure-8 dance to indicate where the food is located, and indicate the distance from the hive to the nectar source at the speed of the dance.

They also inform the type of food with the smell of pollen attached to their bodies, and inform everyone to go to collect nectar together. When the scout bee finds the nectar source within 100 meters of the hive, it returns to the nest to report the news, and in addition to leaving tracking information, it also turns small circles to the left or right alternately on the hive, crawling in a "round dance" manner.

If the nectar source is 100 meters away from the hive, the scout bee will change its dance posture and take on the character "", so it is also called "figure 8 dance" or "tail swing dance". If all the crawling routes are connected, the longer the crawl time in a straight line, the farther away from the nectar source. The crawl lasts for 1 second, indicating that it is about 1000 meters away from the nectar source; For 2 seconds, it is about 2000 meters.

3 seconds is about 3000 meters.

The bee dances to represent information, if it dances in a circle, it means that the nectar source is closer, and if the bee dances the figure 8, it means that the nectar source is farther away. If the head is facing up when dancing, it means that the nectar source is facing the direction of the sun, and the head is facing down, indicating that the nectar source is facing away from the sun. In addition, the faster the dance, the closer the distance.

When the nectar source is 100 meters away from the hive, it jumps about 9-10 laps in 15 seconds; At a distance of 1 km, only about 4-5 laps are jumped. In this way, when the other bees have a reliable situation, they all follow suit.

1.They use a complex form of movement that approximates dance to transmit information such as the orientation and distance of food to their companions.

2.（1）1.Direction alone is not enough, dancing bees also use the speed of dance to indicate the distance of food; The closer the distance, the sharper the turn and the faster the crawl during the dance; The farther you go, the slower the turn and the slower the action.

2.The worker bees returning from foraging dance the bee dance according to the rules of Frisch, use their wings to make sound signals, and their companions use the Johnstone apparatus on their antennae to approach it and sense its movements, so as to obtain information about the location and distance of the food. (2) The author mainly uses spatial order when introducing the process of information transmission.

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