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

Insects are known to be capable of social learning in the wild: the best-known example is the so-called waggle dance used by honeybees to communicate the location and quality of flowers.

From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2023

Biddy waggle her fingers closer, and Mama Duck hiss through the hole in her beak and struck her head out like a snake trying to bite Biddy’s fingers.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles