Q. Waggle dance of honey bee indicates direction of:

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Solution:

Karl Von Frisch (1948) observed the dancing activity of bees. Two common type of bee dances are as: (i) Round dance: This type of dance indicate that the source of food is near the hive. (ii) Wag-tail dance: If the food source is more than 100 meter away, the bees perform wag-tail dance. Direction of food is indicated by the direction of tail wagging.