What is bee-hawking?

It is tempting to think that bees, wasps and hornets are genetically connected, but are not members of one big happy family at all. Each of them has similar characteristics to hogging and colonization in the hives. There, however, the similarities end. Wasps and Hornets belong to the Vespidae family, while bees are members of the Apideo family. In addition, wasps and Hornets are typical enemies of bees. In addition, not all wasps, bees and hearts construct and live in typical territories. In fact, sometimes these creatures build nesting sites underground, or even nest on an open state. This is the case of the giant bees of East Asia, which makes them particularly vulnerable to the offensive tactics performed by wasps and hornets known as bee-hawking. However, giant bees have developed a special and Hvelmi effective defensive strategy against this form of attack.

Although Apis dorsata and and. Laboriosa Honeybees are really large, often dwarves of wasps and hearts in the region and are vulnerable to their biting jaws.Wasps and Hornets usually simply attack the hive and take off with several grubs. Sometimes, however, a bee worker is inserted and removed if a person is easily accessible on the surface of a swarm nest. This technique is known as Bee-Hawking.

In response to bee-hawking incident, the giant bees are engaged in a dance called shimmer, which was described as a similar Mexican wave. First, several honey -workers lean the abdomen in the air and begin to vibrate. The surrounding bees quickly assimilate movement and in seconds the entire surface of the nest glitters. This defense seems to confuse and the attack will stop immediately. Shimmering is not only effective against bees of wasps and hornets, but also works equally well against the invasion of birds and mammals.

Scientists are still unclear how exactly the glitters prevents to prevent bees. It is possible that a swarm of bees vibrating in the syntion worsens the ability to locate a lonely worker on the surface of the rotDa. Perhaps Bee-Hawking is too difficult due to the higher probability of counterattack as soon as the whole nest has been warned of the attack. Scientists have witnessed cases where Wasps and Hornets simply turn away from the nest as soon as it glitters.

While giant bees have other defensive strategies against Bee-hawking, the glitter seems to bring the best results. On the one hand, glitter requires less energy and risk than counterattack. In addition, shimmering workers' bees release a pheromone called Nasonov, which sends a message to other bee stick together. The report is also expanding to the bee guard to prevent them from breaking the rank and leaving the nest in an enemy's efforts.