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Speeding Up Social Waves. Propagation Mechanisms of Shimmering in Giant Honeybees Shimmering is a defence behaviour in giant honeybees (Apis dorsata), whereby bees on the nest surface flip their abdomen upwards in a Mexican wave-like process. However, information spreads faster than can be...

Social Reinforcement Delays in Free-Flying Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) Due to the cyclical rhythm of honey bee foraging behaviors, a post-reinforcement delay at a foraging location would in turn delay a variety of social behaviors in the hive such as unloading behaviors. Free-flying honey...