Beekeepers call this the waggle dance, and it’s how bees communicate to other bees that they have discovered a food source and where it’s located. Researchers have carefully studied bees ...

Known as the “waggle” dance, the duration and direction of their buzzy routine convey “foraging instructions” to their fellow bees as to where to go and how far it is. They pass on ...

Standing still on the spot children make snowflake patterns through the air using their hands. Moving around in their own space, fluttering hands. Using their whole body to move around as a ...

The children pretend to mend a road. Using one arm rolling over the other, they roll the road. Repeating arm movement but walking forward. Lying down on the floor and rolling their whole bodies ...

Could the success of the waggle dance be related to this uniqueness? Would bees that communicated similarly yield more successful recruits? Or is there some other factor at play? This study ...