Word: carniolan
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Frisch reported that when one of Yugoslavia's Carniolan bees does her "wagtail dance." shaking her abdomen while walking a figure eight, it means that food is more than 300 ft. away. When an Italian bee does the same step, it means that the pollen is more than 250 ft. away...
...dean of apiarists concluded that the Carniolan bee is the most energetic, produces the most honey. The Italian bee he found less vivacious and easily distracted. But Von Frisch was quick to warn against comparing the behavior of his honeybees with the human inhabitants of the same regions. "Look at the German bee," he said. "It shows distinct signs of sloppiness and lack of industriousness. I intentionally refrain from drawing parallels between the social habits of bees and the human race, except when I can prove that bees are more democratic. On the whole, drawing such conclusions should be left...
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