Insect communication and behaviour

Description

Insect communication and behaviour: bees perform a waggle dance to tell hive-mates where flowers are. Ants lay pheromone trails for others to follow. Fireflies flash light patterns to find mates. Crickets chirp by rubbing their wings. Monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles across continents. How insects 'talk' without words.

Mastery Evidence

• ✓ Describe at least three ways insects communicate such as the bee waggle dance, ant pheromone trails, and firefly light signals
• ✓ Explain what information a bee conveys through its waggle dance, including direction and distance to flowers
• ✓ Describe the monarch butterfly migration and explain why it is remarkable in terms of distance and navigation