Jin-Wu Zhang

Fixed Thoracic Lead Tags Are Associated with Distinct Landing-Approach Trajectories in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Load carriage is common during honey bee foraging, but its effects on the final approach to the hive remain unclear. We recorded one three-dimensional landing trajectory from each of 80 returning Apis mellifera foragers carrying fixed lead tags of 0, 20, 40, or 60 mg attached ext...