Karl von Frisch and The Dancing Bees

Karl von Frisch (1886-1982) was the ethologist who described the way the Honey and other bees communicate as a dance. In fact, he discovered that the dance is communication. He won the Nobel Prize for his discovery in 1973. Jason found me a copy of von Frisch's book, The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee, and gave it to me tonight. My copy is translated by Dora Ilse, New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1953. It has a lot of pictures and diagrams, which are completely lacking in William Longgood's The Queen Must Die. I am excited to learn the intricacies not only of Bee communication, but also the details of making honey and other Bee foodstuffs, and to pass a few portions on to you as they reveal themselves.