Talk:Trap-lining

I would like to improve on the content of this Traplining page by adding new sections, introducing new topics, and elaborating on what is already here. I have done quite a bit of research and have roughly complied my ideas in my sandbox here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sflanders1/sandbox

This is a rough draft. Pictures and more information will be added. Comments are welcome!

Sflanders1 (talk) 20:15, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Reference 20 and males passing over females in preference for foraging?
I was surprised by the statement in, "Disadvantages:"

//Male bumblebees going directly to the source of food have been observed to pass up on female bumblebees as potential mates that are along the same path, preferring to continue foraging and bring food back to the hive.//

It is usually said that in most Eusocial bees, only females forage for the hive; males are either self-supporting dispersers, or supported by the hive for their value to it as breeders. It is also true that in biology exceptions and variations are unsurprising! However, as this behaviour is supposed to be non-typical, I thought it would be appropriate to add the specific species name.

When I went to the reference, which is to do with a laboratory foraging experiment using Bombus terrestris, I could find no mention of the matter (the nature of the experiment made it unlikely; a page search brings up no instances of "female," or "male," and only one instance of, "queen," in a picture caption).

Not sure what is going on? FloweringOctopus (talk) 07:40, 20 May 2024 (UTC)