New research shows that in spite of differences in the behaviour of the dancer, the bees following this dance observe the dancer from identical vantage points and respond to the information with similar behaviours. The finding that the followers behave similarly suggests that this spatial information is communicated by a highly conserved mechanism.
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Thiruvananthapuram, DHNS, Functioning of the Thiruvananthapuram district collectorate was disrupted for the second consecutive day on Wednesday (March 19) following the bee attack.
It all started with a bomb threat on Tuesday (March 18). During checking by the bomb squad in the collectorate premises, somehow one of the beehives in the building was disturbed leading to the bee attack.
Employees ran helter-skelter covering their heads with whatever they got. While many women covered their heads using shawls and saris, many used helmets. Some even took used cardboard boxes and some took shelter inside vehicles. Several media persons also suffered a bee sting.
District collector Anu Kumari said that around 75 persons suffered the bee stings and took treatment yesterday.
On Wednesday also, the situation continued forcing the district collector to seek the help of the forest authorities to swiftly remove the beehives.