Language of a bee: A case history of the scientific method

Shows the methods used by Dr. Karl Von Frisch and other scientists to study the system by which bees communicate information concerning the direction and distance of a food supply from the hive. Includes some details on the two types of bee dances; the use of the sun, gravity, and pulsing sounds as the bee's vocabulary; methods used to verify findings; and several experiments to answer additional questions.

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