New research from Wellesley College finds for the first time that bees use a specific sound to communicate the threat of giant hornets as they initiate defenses against them Mattila and an ...

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For the first time, the unique sounds honey bees (Apis cerana) use to alert members of their hive when giant 'murder' hornets attack have been documented. For the first time, the unique sounds honey ...