waggle

Every day, new people came, some people left, but the constant was Syd, his presence, his waggle, his ability to give unexpected joy.

He added: "He had a super swing - a no-nonsense swing. One waggle and away it went."

Millions of people watched the awards shows where Williams waggled his hips at Tom Jones, or challenged Oasis’ Liam Gallagher to a fist fight — moments that have been absorbed into pop culture.

But he says the new research reveals more about the structure of a species’ communication system, much as scientists deciphered how the waggles of honey bees tell other bees where flowers are located.

“Poor Lady Augusta Drear, Lady-in-Waiting to the Princess, has not had a happy crossing,” she said, waggling her old head.