Talk:Bee learning and communication

Hi there-- You'd put back into this article at the top material that was previously there, perhaps under the impression that someone had taken your material out. They hadn't! All the material is still in the article, but a lot of additional material has been added so your original work is scattered through. I've therefore reverted to the version we had on 19th November. seglea 16:10, 25 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Major component is missing

Bees dance to communicate not only the discovery of worthwhile sources of nectar, but also to communicate the discovery of worthwhile sources of pollen, and the dances are different. Also, research has been done that indicates that bees are using sound to complement the movements involved in their dances.

Misleading comments related to Wenner's anti-dance theory

For example I believe it may be misleading to say there are two main hypotheses. I think, in general, the dance-language hypothesis is accepted and pretty much cemented. Wenner is seen as being on the fringe, especially after James L. Gould's experiment.

Also the quote about von Fritsch doubting his theory. He lived long enough to see Gould's experiment and I think he probably saw that as vindication, like with almost everybody else at the time. --Chan-Ho Suh 20:17, Sep 14, 2004 (UTC)