During reproductive swarming, a honeybee swarm needs to decide on a new nest site and
then move to the chosen site collectively. Most studies of swarming and nest-site selection …

Most studies on collective decision making in honeybees have been performed on the cavity-
nesting Western honeybee, Apis mellifera. In more recent years, the open-nesting red dwarf …

Ramsey et al. report on the characteristics and temporal distribution of an interesting
vibrational signal that they term the whooping signal, primarily based upon a long-term study …

Honey bees play a vital role in the pollination of crops, fruits, and wild plants [1]. However,
pathogens and parasites pose major threats to their fitness and survival due to the large …

The Asian giant honey bee, Apis dorsata F., builds its massive single comb open nest
(Figure 1) under tree branches, cliff overhangs or eaves of urban structures (Oldroyd & …

A detailed description of the behavior of eight arriving swarms of the giant honey bee Apis
dorsata is presented. The scout bees from swarms select the proper settlement site for …

Sometimes a chance encounter leads to a new scientific discovery. Let me tell you the story
of four biologists in Brazil who were looking for fungus-growing ants and then discovered …