Barry Birkey wrote:

> > Regardless of individual opinions, recent work with "Robo-Bee" by
> > Thomas Seeley, of Cornell University (and, I am sure, others who's
> > names I do not know) tends to remove what little doubt might have
> > remained about the "dance vs odor" question.
>
> You got me on this one, I have no knowledge of Mr. Seeley's "Robo-Bee" or
> what useful data it gives us.

There is also a mechanical bee experiment discussed in the Hive and the
Honey Bee.  The robo-bee is more recent.

http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1995/buzz.htm

http://galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au/psy_105/refsig1.html

An excellent article on the dance and other bees is

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/4_3_99/bob1.htm

It seems bees do not have a position on any of this, or, if they do,
they have not posted it on the internet.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Me