Bee Swarms Follow High-speed 'Streaker' Bees To Find A New Nest
Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 17:28
in Mathematics & Economics
How does a swarm of bees find its way to a new nest site when less then 5 percent of the community knows the way? Filming bee swarms as they relocated to new nest site and analyzing the insects' apparently chaotic course, scientists have found that "streaker" bees fly through the swarm at high speed to guide it.