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
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Label

grooming dance

EUPH Code (UID)

[3371]

EUPH IRI

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

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n/a

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Created

2024-09-25

Updated

2026-04-25
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Class

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Definition

Author: Michael Rubinigg

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Authors: Michael Rubinigg

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Danish

pudsedans

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish

poetsdans

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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English

grooming dance

Compound noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French

danse de nettoyage

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1
German

Putztanz

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1
Italian

danza del governo

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1
Norwegian

pussedans

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1
Portuguese

dança de limpeza

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

dans de curăţire

Compound noun, Neuter, Singular

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1
Spanish; Castilian

danza de limpieza

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1
Swedish

putsdans

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1