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Two hypotheses concerning the function of the hydrocarbons emitted by waggle-dancing bees are investigated in this study. First, we test the hypothesis that the waggle-dance compounds stimulate foraging behavior. In support of this hypothesis, the number of bee departures from a hive increased as much as 46% and the number of forager visits to a feeder station increased as much as 106% when the dance...