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wootup » 4pm - Mar 5, 2010
Giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) nest in the open and have evolved a plethora of defence behaviors. Against predatory wasps, including hornets, they display highly coordinated Mexican wave-like cascades termed shimmering. Shimmering starts at distinct spots on the nest surface and then spreads across...
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