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Bees (communication (dancing (figure 8), sound? (sounds when they bump…

- - - - "whoop" when they are surprised
  - - - artificial lights mess with their navigation
      - Cloudy days are bad
      - bees have rules
        
        "The convention' of defining "up" as the direction towards the sun permits recruits to decode and use the information" (Brines).
        
        they use their "dances" to communicate this information
  - - - they accept migrant bees when the colony is doing well
        
        only some bees are accepted
  - - - choosing the closest ball
        
        showing other bees how to do it too
- - - - communicate navigation information using "dances"
        
        "The convention' of defining "up" as the direction towards the sun permits recruits to decode and use the information" (Brines).
        
        "As long as dancers and dance attenders use the same reference system, the language works. However, bees frequently must dance on cloudy days or in locations where a view of the sky is restricted by trees or other landmarks. In these situations, it may not always be easy for them to agree among themselves whether what they can see is the sun or sky, and, if it is in- deed part of the sky, which section it is" (Brines).
- - - - they differentiate between friendly and not friendly bees
        
        "about 30% of drifting bees are allowed to stay" (Bees welcome).
        
        during times when the colony is doing well they let more of the drifting bees stay, but when the hive has less resources they keep all outsiders away.
- - - - researchers taught bees how to push a ball into a hole to get sugar water by using a fake plastic "bee" to demonstrate
        
        These bees learned from the researchers and then taught the skill to other bees
        
        "a novice bee learns by watching a trained bee move the furthest of 3 balls. When tested, the novice goes for the nearest ball to the hole showing bees can improve on what they see others do" (Bees play).