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?
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UPSC IAS – 2023
Honeybees perform the waggle dance to indicate the direction and distance to a source of food.
The waggle dance is a specific figure-eight dance performed by honeybees (Apis mellifera) to communicate the location of food sources, water sources, or new nest sites to other members of the colony. The direction and duration of the “waggle” run within the dance correlate directly to the direction and distance of the resource from the hive relative to the sun’s position.