From the NY Times this morning, a brief story about a newly recognized
(audible) alarm signal used by Apis cerana when colonies are threatened by
Vespa soror (murder hornets). Perhaps a better term would be 'newly
described in the scientific literature', assuming that some beekeeper has
noted this previously, but not had the ability to share his/her
observations and memorialize them in a searchable format.
There's a brief video clip in which the signal can be heard. The research
that resulted in the news story can be read at the second link.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/science/bees-screaming-murder-hornets.html
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Jonathan Knisely
New Haven, CT
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