Vibration signal performed by worker on the left (red) on worker on the right (black). After Seeley (1995, fig. 6.3) The wisdom of the hive: the social physiology of honey bee colonies,
, Cambridge, p.295, (1995)
[1].
The vibration signal (also called "shaking signal") consists of a worker rapidly vibrating its body dorso-ventrally for one to two seconds while grasping a recipient
with its forelegs. The recipient can be a worker Factors influencing the selection of recipients by workers performing vibration signals in colonies of the honeybee, Apis mellifera,
, Volume 63, Number 2, p.361–367, (2002)
[2], queen Age and behavior of honey bees, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae), that perform vibration signals on queens and queen cells,
, Volume 104, Number 6, p.475–485, (1998)
[3], drone Communication signals used in worker–drone interactions in the honeybee, Apis mellifera,
, Volume 78, Number 2, p.247–254, (2009)
[4] or queen cell Factors influencing the selection of recipients by workers performing vibration signals in colonies of the honeybee, Apis mellifera,
, Volume 63, Number 2, p.361–367, (2002)
[2].
Due to its relatively low frequency the shaking signal can be readily observed with the naked eye.
Review: The vibration signal, modulatory communication and the organization of labor in honey bees, Apis mellifera,
, Volume 35, Number 2, p.117–132, (2004)
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