waggle dance

noun

A dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive.

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wag-tail dance
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Meanings

nounwaggle dance (plural waggle dances)

plural waggle dances

  1. A dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive.

    Honeybees, with their intricate social behaviour and waggle dance, have long been considered smarter than the average bug.

    2006 May 27, NewScientist, page 8, column 1

    Synonyms: wag-tail dance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive.

Similar
wag-tail dance
Also see
wag-tail dance

Translations

Finnish mehiläistanssi
  • mehiläistanssidance of bees
German Schwänzeltanz
  • Schwänzeltanzdance of bees
Polish taniec pszczół
  • taniec pszczółdance of bees
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Chicago

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