Here is interesting article on work coming out of UCSD from the lab of James Nieh (2007) on the waggle dance and negative feedback to stop the behavior -- perhaps to warn of other bees or predators being present. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/12/hives-stayin-alive *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L