dance

…honeybee is remarkable for the dancing movements it performs in the hive to communicate information to its fellow bees about the location, distance, size, and quality of a particular food source in the surrounding area.

…the air, are generally called dances. The ceremony frequently begins as two birds circle each other with a curious formal step, the legs stiff and the head and neck held high. The next action is bowing or “head bobbing,” in which the head is held horizontally with the neck curved…

…him, he begins his mating dance. He elevates his abdomen and unfolds his showy abdominal flaps while twitching and swaying his third pair of legs and rhythmically drumming his pedipalps. The display can last as long as 50 minutes or until the female chooses to mate or not. Like many…

During the silent courtship dance, males may raise head tufts, leap into the air, bow, crouch, and stand tall. Two social classes of males are evident during the display. Resident males have black, brown, or patterned ruffs. They share their lek territories with subordinate more-conspicuous males that have white…