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New Scientist: Honeybees let out a ‘whoop’ when they bump into each other

Headbutts come as a surprise

Journal reference:
Long-term trends in the honeybee ‘whooping signal’ revealed by automated detection, Michael Ramsey, Martin Bencsik , Michael I. Newton
PLoS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171162
Published: February 8, 2017

“now scientists think it’s how bees react when they’re startled”

oh you mean so exactly the noise i make when i open a door to find somebody already coming through it from the other side

Follow for more confused bee-honking.

Now with actual bee-whoop audio.

oh my god thAT IS THE CUTEST THING I’VE EVER HEARD