A grooming dance, grooming invitation dance or shaking dance is a dance performed by honeybees to initiate allogrooming. It was first reported in 1945 by biologist Mykola H. Hadak. [1] An increase in the frequency of the grooming dance has been observed among the bees of mite-infested colonies, [2] and among bees who have been dusted with small particles of chalk dust. [3]
A grooming dance, grooming invitation dance or shaking dance is a dance performed by honeybees to initiate allogrooming. It was first reported in 1945 by biologist Mykola H. Hadak. [1] An increase in the frequency of the grooming dance has been observed among the bees of mite-infested colonies, [2] and among bees who have been dusted with small particles of chalk dust. [3]