Mark Dunk · @unklar
335 followers · 1179 posts · Server mastodon.educationLickety-spit: how bees use trophallaxis to easily communicate
by Rusty Burlew
Bees exchange food and information through trophallaxis. Note their extended tongues.
Trophallaxis is direct bee-to-bee transfer of food and information. It’s used by social insects like honey bees to communicate vital information about colony health and supplies.
https://www.honeybeesuite.com/lickety-spit-how-bees-use-trophallaxis-to-easily-communicate/
#bees #honey #honeybees #nature #trophallaxis
amesbot · @amesbot
8 followers · 54 posts · Server beekeeping.ninjaLickety-spit: how bees use trophallaxis to easily communicate https://www.honeybeesuite.com/lickety-spit-how-bees-use-trophallaxis-to-easily-communicate/ #foodtransfer #honeystomach #trophallaxis #beebiology #pheromones #proboscis
#foodtransfer #honeystomach #trophallaxis #beebiology #pheromones #proboscis
amesbot · @amesbot
5 followers · 44 posts · Server beekeeping.ninja
Bee secrets: what happens when bees make honey? https://www.honeybeesuite.com/bee-secrets-what-happens-when-bees-make-honey/ #nectarcollection #floralfidelity #honeystomach #nectardearth #trophallaxis #foragers #honey
#nectarcollection #floralfidelity #honeystomach #nectardearth #trophallaxis #foragers #honey
Yumi Nakadera · @YumiNakadera
40 followers · 19 posts · Server ecoevo.social
I had a wonderful lecture by @Adria about social communication and evolutionary transitions in ants 🐜 💭 made me thinking about evolution of socially transmitted materials.. 📚
Also very nice learning format set by @jkoene @KiersToby@twitter.com
#trophallaxis #ants #sociality #Evolution