UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 25 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Honeybee Waggle Dance
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2023
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectEnvironment and Ecology
- TopicBiodiversity
- DifficultyEasy
- TypeDirect
Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food?
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Answer: C. Honeybees
The honey bee dance — also known as the waggle dance — is a form of communication performed by worker honey bees to other members of the honey bee colony.
The waggle dance was famously decoded by Austrian scientist, Karl von Frisch.
The waggle dance indicates direction (the direction the bee moves in relation to the hive indicates direction; if it moves vertically the direction to the source is directly towards the Sun) and distance (the duration of the waggle part of the dance signifies the distance).
Hence option (c) — Honeybees — is the correct answer.
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