Human factors affect bees' communication, researchers find PNASNews
Scientists at the University of Bristol studying honeybees, bumblebees and stingless bees found that variations in communication strategies are explained by differences in the habitats that bees inhabit and differences in the social lifestyle such colony size and nesting habits.
Melipona quadrifasciata stingless bee collecting nectar on a Cosmos flower. Credit: Christoph Grueter Social bees are among the most important pollinators due to their foraging activity. Different types of bees use different communication methods to exploit food sources. Honeybees use the
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