Honeybees and their ability to fly to a food source after the waggle dance?

Posted in Clocks by admin on November 11, 2009
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The ability of honey bees to fly directly to a food source, after having to wait several hours from the time of the waggle dance, indicates

A) that the waggle dance provided directions relative only to the position of the hive
B) that bees have an internal clock that compensates for the movement of the sun during the elapsed time
C) that the bees must have been to that food source before
D) that bees are directed more by olfactory cues than be directional cues

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