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Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis. Human influences have the potential to ...

Honey bees are incredibly social insects. They live together in big groups with other bees in an organized society that scientists call eusocial, which means every bee has a job to do. This could be ...

When a honey bee returns to the nest after foraging for food, it breaks into dance. Moving in a figure-eight shape while shaking its abdomen helps the bee communicate to others how far away the ...

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It’s an effective way to prevent bees from flying into a predator and keeps the hive safe. Vibrations: This signal is used within the colony to communicate with other bees. The buzzing and vibration ...