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Re: dance language vs. odour
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Julian O'Dea <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:50:10 +1000
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James Fischer:

Explain how a "locality odor" gets back to the hive on a
single bee, and explain how the other bees can detect this
odor on the bee among all the other odors on all the other
bees that have arrived within the last few minutes.


Julian O'Dea: A bee that dances attracts other bees that
detect the odour on the bee.


Canberra, Australia

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