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The Secret Dance Code of Honeybees
When a honeybee finds a patch of sweet flowers, she doesn't send a text message—she performs a waggle dance!
By Maya Pollen•⏱ 3 Min Read•Published September 2026
The waggle dance tells the other bees the exact direction of the flowers relative to the sun, and the duration of the waggle tells them how far away to fly. It's one of nature's most sophisticated languages!
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