Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. CHAPTER 1 Avoiding Asphyxia 1
5. CHAPTER 2 Forest Homes 14
6. CHAPTER 3 Homesite Inspectors 28
7. CHAPTER 4 Choosing a Homesite 41
8. CHAPTER 5 Consensus or Quorum? 54
9. CHAPTER 6 Piping Hot Bees 64
10. CHAPTER 7 Boisterous Buzz-Runners 78
11. CHAPTER 8 Flight Control in Swarms 86
12. CHAPTER 9 Astonishing Behavioral Versatility 99
13. CHAPTER 10 Messenger Bees 109
14. CHAPTER 11 A Tale of Four Species 122
15. CHAPTER 12 Colonies Are Information Centers 136
16. CHAPTER 13 Foragers as Sensors 150
17. CHAPTER 14 Nectar Flow On? 163
18. CHAPTER 15 Mystery of the Tremble Dance 176
19. CHAPTER 16 Two Recruitment Dances, or Just One? 189
20. CHAPTER 17 Movers and Shakers 202
21. CHAPTER 18 Groom Me, Please 218
22. CHAPTER 19 Colony Thirst 230
23. CHAPTER 20 Resin Work 249
24. Closing Thoughts 264
25. Appendix: List of Signals. Names and functions of the signals of honey bees 267
26. Notes 269
27. References 279
28. Illustration Credits 289
29. Index 293