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Social Waves in Giant Honeybees Repel Hornets
Giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) nest in the open and have evolved a plethora of defence behaviors. Against predatory wasps, including hornets, they display highly coordinated Mexican wave-like cascades termed ‘shimmering’. Shimmering starts at distinct spots on the nest surface and then spreads acros...
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Public Library of Science
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18781205 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003141 |