Why Do Honey Bees Use Body Language

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Language makes humans different because we are the only species that communicate with the languages we use. A honeybee uses dances and movement to communicate with other honeybees. Similar to honey bees chimps talk to each other through body language/motions. Different species of bacteria have organic modules that they have special receptors for. Honey bees use dances to communicate with each other. For example, when pollen is close to the hive a bee would do a round dance that tells the other bees that it is there. The bees also have a tail wagging dance. This dance communicates with other bees how far or where food is.If food is located in the same direction as the sun, the foraging bee dances straight up the hive wall. If food is located