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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Beekeeping
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<blockquote data-quote="ScienceGirl" data-source="post: 241563" data-attributes="member: 7015"><p>I've noticed another survival skill. While hovering and circling above their water source, foragers, if they see another honey bee, may land on top of or almost on top of that honey bee. It makes sense, because there is only so many footholds on or next to the water source, and if you don't land on dry land, you may drown. It's quite comical when the surprised bee that got landed on shoots up a foot in the air in surprise before gliding back down.</p><p></p><p>Some of them are very good flyers, and can hover right above where they plan to land. Others, though, must circle and circle and come down swooping.</p><p></p><p>My returning foragers hover in front of the entrance (for the nucleus, it's a single hole a bit larger than a quarter). They prefer shooting straight in to stepping onto the landing board and crawling in. What special flying tricks honey bees have! B)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScienceGirl, post: 241563, member: 7015"] I've noticed another survival skill. While hovering and circling above their water source, foragers, if they see another honey bee, may land on top of or almost on top of that honey bee. It makes sense, because there is only so many footholds on or next to the water source, and if you don't land on dry land, you may drown. It's quite comical when the surprised bee that got landed on shoots up a foot in the air in surprise before gliding back down. Some of them are very good flyers, and can hover right above where they plan to land. Others, though, must circle and circle and come down swooping. My returning foragers hover in front of the entrance (for the nucleus, it's a single hole a bit larger than a quarter). They prefer shooting straight in to stepping onto the landing board and crawling in. What special flying tricks honey bees have! B) [/QUOTE]
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