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Ever seen honey bees engaging in washboarding? It's a behavior so named because they look as...

Honey bees engaging in washboarding behavior with "rocking" or up-and-down movements. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bees engaging in washboarding behavior with "rocking" or up-and-down movements. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Foragers flying back to the hive as their sisters engage in washboarding activity on the wall, or what Susan Cobey calls "sweeping the front porch." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Foragers flying back to the hive as their sisters engage in washboarding activity on the wall, or what Susan Cobey calls "sweeping the front porch." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Comments: 13

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility (127), honey bees (366), James Nieh (3), Norman Gary (21), Susan Cobey (88), washboarding (1)