Bee Communication Is Weirder Than You Think

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You've probably heard that bees use a complex series of movements – often called the "waggle dance" – to tell other worker bees where to find new sources of nectar…it’s a super clever and sophisticated system. But it turns out that bees almost never immediately jump up to follow the directions they just got, which, weirdly, is also super-clever and sophisticated.

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- Choreography: The sequence of steps and movements in a dance or other performance.

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