Hissing of A. cerana japonica is not only a direct aposematic response but also a frequent behavior during daytime

Kawakita, Satoshi; Ichikawa, Katsuhiko; Sakamoto, Fumio; Moriya, K.

doi:10.1007/s00040-018-0617-8

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“…Regarding the function of hissing, it is thought to serve as an aposematic signal in response to disturbances, such as physical disturbance of a colony or the approach of predator, such as hornets (Fuchs and Koeniger 1974;Sarma et al 2002;Hrncir et al 2005;Fuchs and Tautz 2011;Wehmann et al 2015); a correlation formed on the basis of circumstantial and observational evidence over time. However, findings from the previous study (Kawakita et al 2018) showed that A. cerana japonica could hiss even without an obvious disturbance. Although our previous study (Kawakita et al 2018) suggested A. cerana japonica make hissing sound in diurnal patterns, the daily and seasonal patterns of hissing in A. cerana japonica , however, remain unknown, and if identified, could uncover the potential function of this behavior.…”

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“…However, findings from the previous study (Kawakita et al 2018) showed that A. cerana japonica could hiss even without an obvious disturbance. Although our previous study (Kawakita et al 2018) suggested A. cerana japonica make hissing sound in diurnal patterns, the daily and seasonal patterns of hissing in A. cerana japonica , however, remain unknown, and if identified, could uncover the potential function of this behavior.…”

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“…We conducted sound recordings in two A. cerana japonica colonies between May and October and in December in 2015 in Kyoto, Japan, and these were partly used in our previous study (Kawakita et al 2018). The colonies we used in this study were located outdoors and were formed in artificial nest boxes.…”

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“…We extracted hissing sounds recorded inside the colony based on the method described in the previous study (Kawakita et al 2018). Only hissing sound that consisted of broadband noises of 0.5-3.6 kHz, with greater than 0.25-s duration were extracted as hissing sounds and counted each bout.…”

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“…We conducted 24-h sound recordings inside A. cerana japonica colonies for 7 months and investigated the patterns of its occurrence. Based on the previous finding that (Kawakita et al 2018) A. cerana japonica hiss at daytime, we defined the first/last occurrence time of hissing in a day as hissing onset/offset, respectively. We then developed statistical models and clarified the relationship between hissing onset/ offset time and environmental factors.…”

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The simultaneous wing movement by multiple worker bees in a colony produces a hissing sound, which is a novel acoustic and vibrational signal of the honey bees. Hissing of honey bees is thought to be a response to direct, threatening stimuli. However, we discovered Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica ) can hiss even without obvious disturbances in previous study. In this study, to understand the temporal characteristics of honey bee hissing, we conducted 24-h sound recordings over 7 months in 2015 and investigated when A. cerana japonica hissed every day. Additionally, we also investigated the relationship of hissing onset and offset times with sunrise and sunset times, and environmental factors. We found that honey bees hiss daily during daytime and most frequently at dawn, with hissing onset/offset occurring mostly within 30 min of sunrise/sunset time. Hissing onset and offset were significantly related to sunrise and sunset times, respectively, and also to solar radiation intensity. The findings reveal that A. cerana japonica hissing has unique temporal patterns, and also shed a new light on vibrational collective behavior in honey bees. acoustic/vibrational behavior / Apis cerana japonica / hissing / honey bees / shimmering

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Giant hornet (Vespa soror) attacks trigger frenetic antipredator signalling in honeybee (Apis cerana) colonies

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Asian honeybees use an impressive array of strategies to protect nests from hornet attacks, although little is understood about how antipredator signals coordinate defences. We compared vibroacoustic signalling and defensive responses of Apis cerana colonies that were attacked by either the group-hunting giant hornet Vespa soror or the smaller, solitary-hunting hornet Vespa velutina . Apis cerana colonies produced hisses, brief stop signals and longer pipes under hornet-free conditions. However, hornet-attack stimuli—and V. soror workers in particular—triggered dramatic increases in signalling rates within colonies. Soundscapes were cacophonous when V. soror predators were directly outside of nests, in part because of frenetic production of antipredator pipes, a previously undescribed signal. Antipredator pipes share acoustic traits with alarm shrieks, fear screams and panic calls of primates, birds and meerkats. Workers making antipredator pipes exposed their Nasonov gland, suggesting the potential for multimodal alarm signalling that warns nestmates about the presence of dangerous hornets and assembles workers for defence. Concurrent observations of nest entrances showed an increase in worker activities that support effective defences against giant hornets. Apis cerana workers flexibly employ a diverse alarm repertoire in response to attack attributes, mirroring features of sophisticated alarm calling in socially complex vertebrates.

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Hissing of A. cerana japonica is not only a direct aposematic response but also a frequent behavior during daytime

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Sound recordings of Apis cerana japonica colonies over 24 h reveal unique daily hissing patterns

Sound recordings of Apis cerana japonica colonies over 24 h reveal unique daily hissing patterns

Vibrational Behaviour in Honeybees

Giant hornet (Vespa soror) attacks trigger frenetic antipredator signalling in honeybee (Apis cerana) colonies

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