The waggle dance is not just fancy footwork, the waggle dance is a highly evolved form of communication that bees use to share the exact location of a forage source with the rest of the hive. Here’s some waggle 101: 💃 The duration of the waggle indicates the distance to the flower source 💃 The more vigorous the waggle, the more abundant the nectar 💃 The angle of the waggle to the sun represents the angle that the bees need to fly at to reach the flowers So, the next time you see a bee busting

14K views · 797 reactions | Young bees need to watch. A recent Science study showed that the distinctive waggle dance honey bees use to send nestmates to the location of a food source is in part learned by young bees as they observe more experienced bees. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Pi | Science | Facebook