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Word: wagtail (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Honeyed Words | 3/24/1961 | See Source »

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