honeybee dance language

Honeybee dance language is a sophisticated method bees use to communicate the location of food sources. When a forager bee finds nectar or pollen, it returns to the hive and performs a "waggle dance," which involves a series of movements in a figure-eight pattern. The angle of the dance relative to the hive's orientation indicates the direction of the food relative to the sun, while the duration of the waggle phase signals distance. Other bees observe this dance and interpret its cues, enabling them to efficiently locate rich foraging sites without direct communication.