Swarm bee research, Appledore Island, Maine.

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Thomas Seeley of Cornell University studying swarming bee behavior on Appledore Island, Maine. The swarm has broken off from the main hive and is deciding on a new nest site. The marked bees are scouts that go out and find a site and then do a waggle dance to alert other bees of the best site. He is listening for a high pitched sound that indicates the bees are about to swarm. When the bees are swarming they rarely sting.

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Location: Appledore Island,Maine,USA
Photo credit: © Peter Essick / Alamy / Afripics
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