Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food. The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

A. angle between the waggle run and the vertical axis within the hive.
B. angle between the waggle run in reference to the hive-sun angle.
C. angle between the food source and the hive in reference to the sun.
D. speed of the waggle dance.
E. angle between the waggle run in reference to the direction north from the hive.


Answer: A

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