Question
GSMediumPrelims 2023Environment & Ecology

Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food?

Explanation

  • The honey bee dance, also known as the waggle dance, is a form of communication performed by worker honey bees to other members of the honey bee colony. The waggle dance was famously decoded by Austrian scientist, Karl von Frisch.
  • The direction the bee moves in relation to the hive indicates direction; if it moves vertically, the direction to the source is directly towards the Sun. 
  • The duration of the waggle part of the dance signifies the distance. Hence, option (C) is the correct answer.

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