Giant Honeybees Use Shimmering 'Mexican Waves' To Repel Predatory Wasps

Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 21:21 in Biology & Nature

Researchers report the finding that shimmering -- a remarkable capacity of rapid communication in giant honeybees -- acts as a defensive mechanism, which repels predatory hornets, forcing them to hunt free-flying bees, further afield, rather than foraging bees directly from the honeybee nest.

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