> On 22 Mar 2014, "J. Waggle" wrote:
>
> I wonder if the honeybee cluster movement is
> triggered by the movement or signal from a single
> bee, it would be highly unlikely that it is a spontaneous
> movement, -it must originate with a single bee.
Why a single bee? All the outer bees on the lower part of the cluster would be the coldest , so first to use up food in tummies due to greatest shuddering to keep warm. So a whole wave would need to press their way inside to re-fuel. The following wave would push them always in the same direction, upwards, setting up a persistent 'convection' current.
Robin
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