Defensive shimmering responses in the giant honeybee Apis dorsata are triggered by dark stimuli moving against a bright background
S. Vijayan, E. J. Warrant, H. Somanathan
This study shows that giant honeybees trigger defensive shimmering in response to dark stimuli against a bright background, with no habituation and lower detection thresholds for anti-predatory contexts.
bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2022Animal Behavior & Cognition