The recordings were done in 4 months and for each month the waggle dance varied greatly because of the change in food abundance during the season, which also affects the average foraging distance. For each dance that was decoded the researchers determined the number of dance followers 10 sec after the beginning of the dance and then they also determined the number of waggle dances these followers followed. The 10 seconds give the bees time to identify the dance and actually approach the dancer. Another observation in the recording was made to view how many other dances were happening at the same time. Followers of the waggle dancers do not just stand near the dancer. They are identified as the bees facing their heads within a few lengths away (antennal length) from the dancer. They then follow the movement of the dancer and stopped following a dance when she walks away to continue with the other errands it has. A dancer was considered to have stopped dancing if they interrupted the dance for more than 5 seconds, to do other tasks. The results of the experiment show that the waggle dances for the food source is affected by the distance to the source. As the distance increases, the bees follow fewer waggle dances.
The Honeybee Robot
In Berlin Germany, a RoboBee was invented to understand the honeybees cognitive processes by luring the followers and leading them to the food sources. Dr. Raul Rojas, director of Berlin’s Free University’s Project RoboBee, he paid very close attention to the dance and he realized that not only did the bee shake its body back and forth, but it also moved its wings producing sounds. As a result he incorporated these main factors that were needed for the dance to achieve an accurate presentation of th...
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...er its discovery, how follower bees decode the information that is contained in the dance. Researchers have observed many cues that the followers frequently do when in contact with the bee dancer, such as mechanical cues like antenna and head contacts to the body are detected. They also discovered that the body temperature of the dancers is significantly higher than the non-dancing foragers because of the flight muscles that have been used during the flight are still “warm” because of their activity (Landgraf 2013). However it is still unknown actually which stimuli that the follower bees use. It is known however that the spatial location in the feature of the dance that help the followers find and let them stay with the dancers are stimulating their sensory volume, which can probably tell them the direction of where the “waggle dance” is probably being performed.
By listing down enough accurate examples to prove his thesis, Thomas presents a clear structured and logically organized essay. For instance, the essay focuses on the steps of building “the Hill”, a collective process that consists in using the efficient group thinking to develop knowledge (233-34). Starting with a unique ant and adding others one by one, Lewis Thomas clearly illustrates the progressive creation of the organism (233). It also emphasizes the importance of understanding the different animals’ way of living and working as an entity, since humans are part of an organism as well. Additionally, Thomas’ description of the beehive’s construction and organization to expand the family is relevant to provide basic knowledge on the subject while reinforcing Thomas’ authority on the topic. Bees form a communal intelligence that builds “symmetrical polygons” and spreads out their “family genome” when half of the members are led by the new queen (234-35). According to Thomas, this collaboration and transmission of information is also observed in the men’s activities. Thus, this other detailed explanation provides a logical reason to the author’s thesis. In short, the processes are effectively used, along with scientific terminology, to present the similar procedures mankind and other life forms daily
von Frish, K. 1967. The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Intro: Working around the hives; dedicated and faster with each movement. Honey drizzling in golden crevices; a family unit working together, buzzing in harmony. Bees and beehives is a significant motif in the novel Secret Life of Bees: By Sue Monk Kidd because it represents the community of women in the novel. It also represents Lily Owen’s longing and need for a mother figure in her life. And finally, it was significant because the bees lived a secret life, just as Lily and Rosaleen did in the novel.
Plague is an infectious disease that can lead to fatality. There was once a plague called pesticides. This plague would kill off dwarves rapidly and painfully thus causing extinction. However, the dwarves were responsible for a third of the food we consume daily. This plague surfaced in the areas where dwarves live and infected many of them. Weeks later, the dwarves begin to die, leading them towards extinction. Because of the extinction, a third of our food is diminished. Nonetheless, individuals would only care about the remaining two thirds of the food leaving people . As a result, many scientists are realizing that pesticides are the reason for the extinction of the dwarves and steadily declining food supplies.
Think for a moment of a world without bees; a world without our buzzing friend. They might look like they barely do much to help our ecosystem. However, bees are a vital part of our agriculture and this makes it vital that we keep them around. The bee population decline in recent years is troubling for both us and our little friends. As their friends, we must do all we can in order to ensure their survival which in turn will ensure our own.
Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees. New York, New York: Penguin, 2002. Print.
Students will engage in a discussion of honeybees and they will share with the classroom what they know about bees and their unique qualities. During this activity students will engage in a KWL chart to collect ideas and think about what they would further like to know.
Honey Bee Population Decline Daisy Childs 11-20-14 Professor Garcia ENG 1027. INTRODUCTION: Apis mellifera, commonly known as the honey bee, are solely responsible for pollinating one-third of the world’s crops, and they are in danger of dying off, according to the article “Natures Dying Migrant Worker,” written by Josephine Marcotty for the Star Tribune. This honey bee population decline poses a huge threat to our environment, farmers, and economy. It is assumed by BBC News writer Zoe Gough in her article,"Wild Honey Bees: Does Their Disappearance Matter?" that all of the wild honey bees in England and Wales are gone.
Miline, Ira Mark. Ed. "The Secret Life of Bees." Novels for Students. Vol. 27. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Print.
Bees and specifically the loss of bees and foliage have been all over the media in
Jo Vergunst (2010) also draws upon gestures to understand the way humans can walk through the streets and not come into a head on with all the people that are also on their own journey. The demands of city life are upbeat, and our walking has to succumb to this life style, which often it does, as majority of humans do not want to look out of place, or be in the way of others. Personally, I find it hard to hear a rhythm and not walk along to it, or swing my arms in a rhythmic fashion. However, this does not just go for when I am listening to music while walking to work, but also to the sound of cars speeding by, the sound of other people’s shoes on the ground and even the sounds of construction workers on the streets. Jo Vergunst also draws upon gestures and body within his article, which strengthens and supports the idea of rhythm
The first step in bee conservation would be to accurately determine the cause of death of bees in the United Kingdom. This would use about 30million pounds to set up research labs across the country. Stricter guidelines for bee keepers would be developed so that dead bees can be analysed by resear...
the boy’s enjoyment and they were able to kill them successfully because the bees were smaller
Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, allows a machine to function as if the machine has the capability to think like a human. While we are not expecting any hovering cars anytime soon, artificial intelligence is projected to have a major impact on the labor force and will likely replace about half the workforce in the United States in the decades to come. The research in artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly at an unstoppable rate. So while many people feel threatened by the possibility of a robot taking over their job, computer scientists actually propose that robots would benefit a country’s efficiency of production, allowing individuals to reap the benefits of the robots. For the advantage of all, researchers and analysts have begun to mend the past ideas of human-robot interaction. They have pulled inspiration from literary works of Isaac Asimov whom many saw as the first roboticist ahead of his time, and have also gotten ideas of scholarly research done by expert analysts. These efforts have began to create an idea of a work force where humans and robots work together in harmony, on a daily basis.
There is a wide range of language types. One which is universally emphasized is body language, it can be observed from almost anywhere. Body Language can be observed throughout one’s routines, such as a dancer and performer. There are stories and meanings behind every performance and some of the key body language significance are the way they communicate their emotions, their facial expressions and gestures.