In a message dated 96-02-22 13:11:16 EST,  [log in to unmask]
 writes:
 
>   Has anyone produced any alternative hypotheses to the hypothesis that
bees
>dance
>to communicate the location of forage:
>    i.e. if bees don't dance to communicate where to find nectar, why might
>they dance?
>
 
   I too, have been following the discussion with interest, but did not
respond to the survey.  I am not convinced of the value of the survey, when
the training of each respondant is not known.  I have observed a lot of
dancing bees, but have not personally done any serious research on the
subject, so I haven't any credentials here either.
 
   It is a matter of academic interest to me, but, hey, who knows why.  Maybe
they dance because they are happy.  It sure makes me happy to see a lot of
them dancing.
 
[log in to unmask]   Dave Green, PO Box 1200, Hemingway, SC  29554