waggle

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Scientists have spent years decoding the honey bee "waggle dance," a highly sophisticated form of communication.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

It can also do something more complicated, which is the very famous waggle dance—it’s the communication pattern they use to convey the location of a nectar source to other honeybees.

From Scientific American • Feb. 7, 2023

She gives me the Indian bobblehead waggle that can literally mean anything: yes, no, why, what’s up, maybe, carry on.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed