Social waves in giant honeybees repel hornets

Giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) nest in the open and have evolved a plethora of defence behaviors. Against predatory wasps, including hornets, they display highly coordinated Mexican wave-like cascades termed 'shimmering'. Shimmering starts at distinct spots on the nest surface and then spr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2008-09, Vol.3 (9), p.e3141-e3141
Hauptverfasser:	Kastberger, Gerald, Schmelzer, Evelyn, Kranner, Ilse
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Airspeed Analysis Animal behavior Animal Communication Animals Apis dorsata Avoidance behavior Bees Bees - physiology Behavior, Animal Birds Cascades Colonies Ecology/Behavioral Ecology European honeybee Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Biology/Animal Behavior Feeding Behavior - physiology Flight, Animal Forage Hymenoptera Models, Biological Movement Nesting Nesting Behavior - physiology Normal Distribution Pheromones Predation Predators Prey Social Behavior Studies Vespidae Vision, Ocular Wasps Wasps - physiology Zoology
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