.
waggle dance
the waggle dance
re-enacts time, space
and spots the sun
using honeycomb
as their compass
the bees map hexes
from which the dancers
transmit the source
direction to dancers
encoding flight
giving an accurate
angle of sunlight
with the added
encouragement
of pollen loaded
legs, sicked-up
nectar droplets
and flower scents
formula
one second
of waggle
equals 1000m
to travel
the bees change
their flight-path
with each tree
newly come
into bloom
Karl von Frisch, tr. Dora Ilse, The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee
the waggle dance
re-enacts time, space
and spots the sun
using honeycomb
as their compass
the bees map hexes
from which the dancers
transmit the source
direction to dancers
encoding flight
giving an accurate
angle of sunlight
with the added
encouragement
of pollen loaded
legs, sicked-up
nectar droplets
and flower scents
formula
one second
of waggle
equals 1000m
to travel
the bees change
their flight-path
with each tree
newly come
into bloom
Karl von Frisch, tr. Dora Ilse, The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee
all life
orients
to the light
from which
life comes
bee dances
orient
to the sun
if it’s dark
then the bees
will dance
to a candle
flame
Robert Duncan, The HD Book
orients
to the light
from which
life comes
bee dances
orient
to the sun
if it’s dark
then the bees
will dance
to a candle
flame
Robert Duncan, The HD Book
.