Stingless bees (Meliponini) are the largest and most diverse group of social bees, yet their
largely tropical distribution means that they are less studied than their relatives, the bumble …

Since the seminal work of Lindauer and Kerr (1958), many stingless bees have been known
to effectively recruit nestmates to food sources. Recent research clarified properties of …

The notion of the waggle dance simulating a flight towards a goal in a walking pattern has
been proposed in the context of evolutionary considerations. Behavioral components, like its …

Chemical compounds play a key role in the communication systems of many living
organisms. Information-carrying molecules, known as semiochemicals, have been classified …

We recorded stingless bee colony abundance and nesting habits in three sites with different
anthropogenic activities in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico:(1) agroforestry (7 …

Stingless bees, like honeybees, live in highly organized, perennial colonies. Their eusocial
way of life, which includes division of labor, implies that only a fraction of the workers leave …

We examined the ability of Trigona recursa, a scent trail-laying stingless bee, to allocate
foragers to the more profitable of two food sources. Imbibing time and imbibed volume of …

Foragers of many species of stingless bees guide their nestmates to food sources by means
of scent trails deposited on solid substrates between the food and the nest. The …

Drones of stingless bee species often form distinctive congregations of up to several
hundred individuals which can persist over considerable periods of time. Here we analyse …

Foragers of several species of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae and Meliponini)
deposit pheromone marks in the vegetation to guide nestmates to new food sources. These …