telotaxis

telotaxis
telo·tax·is .tel-ə-'tak-səs, .tēl- n, pl -tax·es -.sēz a taxis in which an organism orients itself in respect to a stimulus (as a light source) as though that were the only stimulus acting on it

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telo·tax·is (tel″o-takґsis) the tendency of an organism to maintain a constant angle to the source of a stimulus while it moves; observed in the behavior of social insects, such as bees and ants.

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