舞蹈是人们喜闻乐见的一种艺术形式。但是对于小小的蜜蜂,舞蹈却是一种重要的“语言”。在风和日丽的春天,当你走进养蜂场打开蜂箱,你会看到有几只浑身沾满花粉、刚从野外满载而归的蜜蜂,正在蜂窝上翩翩起舞。它们有的扭动腹部,左右摇摆,有的绕着小圆圈;时而在这里表演,时而到那里跳跶,招来许多观众。这些蜜蜂究竟在干什么呢?早在一八二三年,就有人对这件事发生了强烈的兴趣,并且作了十分生动的描述。但是,当时没有一个人能说明,蜜蜂跳舞除了表示兴奋以外,还有什么其他的意义。直到一九二三年,奥地利科学家佛利希才解开 Dance is an art form that people love to see and hear. But for little bees, dance is an important “language.” In the sunny spring, when you walk into a beehive and open a beehive, you will see a few bees covered in pollen, just returning from the wild, are dancing in the honeycomb. Some of them twist the abdomen, swaying around, and some around a small circle; occasionally performing here, sometimes jumping there, attracting many viewers. What are these bees doing? As early as 1823, there was a strong interest in the incident and a very vivid description. However, no single person at that time was able to explain what other meanings the bee dances besides expressing excitement. Until 1923, the Austrian scientist Friedrich untied