[HN Gopher] Wing-slapping: A defensive behavior by honey bees ag...
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       Wing-slapping: A defensive behavior by honey bees against ants
        
       Author : rntn
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2024-07-18 18:21 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | mezeek wrote:
       | How can she slap?
        
         | sgbeal wrote:
         | From the article's top-most paragraph:
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         | > However, the Japanese honey bee ... repels ants by placing
         | its wings directly in contact with intruding ants and flicking
         | them away.
        
           | datameta wrote:
           | You responded to a late 2000s meme, I believe.
        
       | garrettgarcia wrote:
       | Wing slap! Baby, wing slap! (sung to the tune of "Glove Slap",
       | which is sung to the tune of "Love Shack")
        
       | mncharity wrote:
       | I was puzzled earlier this week, by a bee repeatedly hovering
       | over a flower, landing for a bit, and then hovering again. The
       | same flower, again and again. Turns out there were a couple of
       | small ants inside, on the petals of the narrow-necked flower. The
       | bee would land on the style, seemingly trying to avoid touching
       | the petals, and an ant would chase after its touches, feet and
       | such, jaws open. Hover again, wait for the ant to move away, and
       | repeat.
        
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