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Waggle dance in Honey Bee represents...

Waggle dance in Honey Bee represents

A

Distance of food source

B

Direction of food source

C

Both distance and direction of food source

D

Distance and direction of enemy.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Waggle Dance**: The waggle dance is a behavior exhibited by honeybees, particularly by the worker bees, to communicate the location of food sources to other bees in the hive. 2. **Communication Method**: During the waggle dance, the bee moves in a figure-eight pattern. The straight part of the dance (the "waggle" run) indicates the direction of the food source relative to the sun. 3. **Distance Representation**: The duration of the waggle run correlates with the distance to the food source. A longer waggle run indicates a food source that is farther away, while a shorter run indicates a closer source. 4. **Direction Representation**: The angle at which the bee waggles in relation to the vertical (which represents the position of the sun) indicates the direction of the food source. For example, if the bee waggles at a 60-degree angle to the right of the vertical, the food source is located 60 degrees to the right of the sun's position. 5. **Conclusion**: Therefore, the waggle dance conveys both the distance and direction of the food source (or nectar) to other bees in the hive. 6. **Final Answer**: The correct answer to the question "Waggle dance in Honey Bee represents" is **both distance and direction of food source**.
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