A worker bee has found a new food source and wants to communicate its location t

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A worker bee has found a new food source and wants to communicate its location to her hivemates. The first diagram shows the direction of her waggle in the beehive (the arrow indicates the direction of the waggle segment of the dance). The remainder of the figure-eight dance pattern is not shown for clarity. The second diagram shows a top-down view of the beehive from above the ground (imagine hovering above the ground looking down). Based on the information given, in which direction must the honeybees fly in order to reach the food source? Top of beehive (towards sky) 60° Bottom of beehive (towards ground) Top-down View Towards Sun (b)30° 60° 0Beehive Direction (a) Direction (b) Direction (c)

Explanation / Answer

Based on the information given, in which direction must the honeybees fly in order to reach the food source?

Direction (b)

When the food and sun are in the same direction, the straight portion of the waggle dance is directed upward. When the food is at some angle to the right or left of the sun, the bee orients the straight portion of her dance at the same angle to the right or left of the vertical.

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