grooming dance

Definition

The grooming dance is a dance observed in the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera), which consists of stationary side-to-side vibrations, sometimes mixed with short brief periods of self-grooming. It is performed by individual worker bees to invite other nestmates to groom her.

Reference

  1. Land BB., Seeley TD. 2004 The Grooming Invitation Dance of the Honey Bee. Ethology. Vol. 110, (1) pp. 1-10. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00947.x
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
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grooming dance

EUPH Code (UID)

[3371]

EUPH IRI

https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/3371

Created

2024-09-25

Updated

2025-04-06
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Danish
pudsedans

Noun, Singular

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Dutch; Flemish
poetsdans

Noun, Masculine, Singular

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English
grooming dance

Compound noun, Singular

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French
danse de nettoyage

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

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German
Putztanz

Noun, Masculine, Singular

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Italian
danza del governo

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

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Norwegian
pussedans

Noun, Singular

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Portuguese
dança de limpeza

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
dans de curăţire

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Spanish; Castilian
danza de limpieza

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Swedish
putsdans

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