Its only a hypothesis until she can find a way to test it. She discovered a similar mathematical principle that encompasses the envelope of recorded bee dances.

Its only a hypothesis until she can find a way to test it. She discovered a similar mathematical principle that encompasses the envelope of recorded bee dances. That is not necessarily the only mathematical principle which can contain the same envelope. She then starts thinking about quantum states of quarks and such but doesn't have a valid way to test this yet. Its similar to ideas some people have that the brain utilizes quantum effects. No one has been able to experimentally prove or disprove this idea yet, therefore its still a hypothesis. If she, as a mathematician, had at least an encompassing mathematical model that could theorize how a bee's brain could interact on a neuronal level with quarks, then we could venture into calling it a theory. She doesn't have that though, so its still only a hypothesis.