Sandeman D, Tautz J, Lindauer M
J Exp Biol. 1996;199(Pt 12):2585-94. doi: 10.1242/jeb.199.12.2585.
Vibration of the rims of open cells in a honeycomb, applied in the plane of the comb face, is transmitted across the comb. Attenuation or amplification of the vibratory signal depends on its frequency and on the type of comb. In general, framed combs, both large and small, strongly attenuate higher frequencies, whereas these are amplified in small open combs. The very poor transmission properties of the large framed combs used in commercial hives may explain the bees' habit of freeing an area of comb from the frame in those areas used for dancing. Extracellular electrical recordings from the leg of a honeybee detect large action potentials from receptors that monitor extension of the tibia on the femur. Measurements of threshold displacement amplitudes show these receptors to be sensitive to low frequencies. The amplification properties of unframed combs extend the range of these receptor systems to include frequencies that are emitted by the bee during its dance, namely the 15 Hz abdomen waggle and 250 Hz thorax vibration.
在蜂窝状结构中，对开孔边缘施加垂直于蜂窝平面的振动，该振动会在整个蜂窝中传播。振动信号的衰减或放大取决于其频率和蜂窝的类型。一般来说，无论大小，带框的蜂巢对高频信号有很强的衰减作用，而在小型开孔蜂巢中高频信号会被放大。商业蜂箱中使用的大型带框蜂巢的传输性能很差，这或许可以解释蜜蜂为何会在用于跳舞的区域将蜂巢的一部分从框架中解放出来。对蜜蜂腿部进行细胞外电记录，可检测到来自监测胫节在股骨上伸展的感受器的大型动作电位。阈值位移幅度的测量结果表明，这些感受器对低频敏感。无框蜂巢的放大特性将这些感受器系统的频率范围扩展到包括蜜蜂跳舞时发出的频率，即15赫兹的腹部摆动和250赫兹的胸部振动。
