We don't need no stinking GPS

[BruceAir]

From http://www.physorg.com/news4107.html

Using harmonic radar, scientists have now tracked the flight of bees that had attended a "waggle dance" and found that they flew straight to the vicinity of the feeding site, as predicted by von Frisch. The tracks allowed the scientists to determine how accurately bees translate the dance code into successful navigation, and showed that they correct for wind drift even when en route to destinations they have never visited before.

 

[Eamon]

From http://www.physorg.com/news4107.html

Using harmonic radar, scientists have now tracked the flight of bees that had attended a "waggle dance" and found that they flew straight to the vicinity of the feeding site, as predicted by von Frisch. The tracks allowed the scientists to determine how accurately bees translate the dance code into successful navigation, and showed that they correct for wind drift even when en route to destinations they have never visited before.

And we think we are the superior life form ??

I can't wait to see what animals we find in the Deep Deep ocean. Every time we go deeper we find 100's of more species.

 

[Carol]

From http://www.physorg.com/news4107.html

Using harmonic radar, scientists have now tracked the flight of bees that had attended a "waggle dance" and found that they flew straight to the vicinity of the feeding site, as predicted by von Frisch. The tracks allowed the scientists to determine how accurately bees translate the dance code into successful navigation, and showed that they correct for wind drift even when en route to destinations they have never visited before.

"waggle dance" ?

 

[Richard]

It seems Carol has been out of the loop on this one. "Waggle dance" is an apt descriptor. Aloong his daily route--which may differ from day to day--a bee finds something of incredible good fortune. He's (always a he bee) all excited and can't wait to tell the others. He makes a, ah, beeline back to the hive and does a little dance and gets down tonight. This dance has been observed and it does indeed look like a waggle. Turn to the left, step back to the right, turn to the left, turn to the right, shuffle three steps forward, each move in this funky chicken has significance to the other bees, they understand what all his shaking means and they form up to find this good thing he's been telling them about.

Some humans get all excited about this.

 

[Carol]

It seems Carol has been out of the loop on this one. "Waggle dance" is an apt descriptor. Aloong his daily route--which may differ from day to day--a bee finds something of incredible good fortune. He's (always a he bee) all excited and can't wait to tell the others. He makes a, ah, beeline back to the hive and does a little dance and gets down tonight. This dance has been observed and it does indeed look like a waggle. Turn to the left, step back to the right, turn to the left, turn to the right, shuffle three steps forward, each move in this funky chicken has significance to the other bees, they understand what all his shaking means and they form up to find this good thing he's been telling them about.

Some humans get all excited about this.

Amazing.

"The direction the bees point while performing the dance, Professor von Frisch speculated, indicates the direction of the food source in relation to the Sun; while the intensity of the waggles indicate how far away it is."

Gotta love Google.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4536127.stm