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Question 10

What method do honey bees use to communicate the direction and distance from the hive to a food source?

Reference: von Frisch, K. (1950). Bees: Their chemical senses, and language. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

Select an answer:


B-mail (the bee equivalent of e-mail)
Semaphore
They "dance" in a figure eight, while emitting sounds and smells
They rub their antennae together