Generation, perception, and use of acoustic and electric fields in honeybee communication

Abstract

Honey bees communicate through many different systems represented as complex instincts, realization of which is stimulated by bee needs that are varied depending on a physiological state of the bee and ecological situation. The mechanisms of generation and perception of signals are multifunctional. In species phylogeny the sound and other forms in bee communication contribute to consolidation and transformation of the bee family in evolutionary biological unit. A wide-spread ecological valence is to a greater extent associated with the development of powerful, reliable and efficient communication system used by the honey bees.