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Bees communicate the location of flowers through a dance.

Why it is true

When a bee finds a food source, it returns to the hive and performs a figure-eight dance. The angle of the dance indicates the direction of the Sun and the duration indicates the distance to the food source. The other bees decode the message and fly there.

Source: Science

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