AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Description. If a foraging honey bee (Apis mellifera) locates a profitable food source, she returns to the hive and performs a round dance to communicate its location.

Detailed explanation-2: -The foraging ‘scouts’ of the honeybees can travel up to 14km from their nest to find the best source of nectar. In order to communicate what they’ve found and where it is, they dance: ‘round dances’ and ‘waggle dances’. The ‘round dance’ signals to their nest-mates that there is a lucrative pollen area nearby.

Detailed explanation-3: -With the waggle dance, a worker communicates the distance, direction, and quality of a nectar-rich flower patch to her fellow honeybees. Honeybees perform two other types of dance. A worker does the “shake” dance when nectar sources are so rich that more foragers are needed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some use body language and eye contact, while others have vocal patterns. Honey bees have two primary methods of talking to one another: movement and odor. Bees use these behaviors, such as the famous “waggle” dance, to send messages throughout the colony, locate a nearby food source, and communicate other information.

Detailed explanation-5: -Final Answer: The honey bees exhibit a type of dance to communicate the location of food. This is known as Round dance and waggle dance.