UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 48
Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C (Honeybees)
Explanation: Forager honeybees communicate the direction and distance of profitable food sources by performing the waggle dance within their colony.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-Butterflies use other visual/chemical cues; they do not perform the honeybee waggle dance.
B. Incorrect-Dragonflies do not use this characteristic colony dance communication.
C. Correct-honeybees encode food bearing and distance in waggle runs.
D. Incorrect-Wasps may communicate socially but not via the characteristic honeybee waggle dance.