@hashem.alghaili: Japanese honey bees slap ants with their wings: Japanese honey bees have a unique way of defending their hives from ants. Instead of blowing them away with wind pressure like other honey bees, they use a wing-slapping technique where they directly hit the ants with their wings. Using high-speed video recordings, researchers observed that guard bees tilt their bodies, rotate, and flap their wings to strike ants. The study tested the effectiveness of wing-slapping on various ant species. The technique was most effective against smaller ant species, achieving a success rate of up to 50%. The technique, however, was less effective against the larger, faster wood ants. This behavior may pose risks if Japanese honey bees encounter invasive predatory ants like big-headed ants. Ants are drawn to bee hives because they are rich food sources, containing honey, bee larvae, and even worker bees, all of which provide energy and nutrients for ant colonies.

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Wednesday 15 January 2025 18:52:32 GMT