Born to dance: Choreography in a beehive

From: Natural History | Date: June 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Most insects that live in cold temperate regions are dormant in winter: carpenter ants hide out in their nests; praying mantises survive the winter as frost-proof eggs. But not honeybees (Apis melifera). Pressing together to form a well-insulated cluster the size of a volleyball, and exercising their powerful flight muscles to generate heat, the bees maintain a warm microhabitat inside their hive. Even on winter nights with subzero temperatures, the outermost bees in the cluster rarely cool below 50F, and those in the center of the cluster experience downright balmy temperatures of 80F or ...

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