蜜蜂的群体导向

Swarm Orientation in Honeybees.

出版信息

Science. 1963 Jul 26;141(3578):357-8. doi: 10.1126/science.141.3578.357.

DOI:10.1126/science.141.3578.357

Abstract

A swarm of honeybees will move up to 75 m (250 feet) without its queen but only for 3 to 8 minutes. The swarm is aware of the presence of its queen, but the queen does not lead the swarm from one location to another. Bees return to a queen which cannot follow the swarm in flight and in fact are capable of finding a queen "lost along the way." The source of the odoriferous substance(s) responsible for a swarm's detection of its queen appears to be glands in her head.

摘要

一群蜜蜂在没有蜂王的情况下可以移动 75 米（250 英尺），但只能持续 3 到 8 分钟。蜂群知道蜂王的存在，但蜂王不会带领蜂群从一个地方到另一个地方。蜜蜂会回到蜂王身边，而蜂王无法跟随飞行中的蜂群，实际上它们能够找到“在途中迷路”的蜂王。负责蜂群探测蜂王的气味物质的来源似乎是蜂王头部的腺体。