Correct! I meant to say (write) ultra-violet. thanks.
 
George W.D. Fielder wrote:
 
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> >The latest research indicates that bees use infrared light to
> navigate
> >and locate food sources. This is probably what the teacher was
> looking
> >for.
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> I think that you mean ultraviolet, which I have read that bees use to
> locate the exact position of the sun (even through clouds).  As I
> understand it, Bees do not see the far red (Infra Red) and not even as
> far
> red as we see, thus a red light can be used in the dark without making
> them
> fly.
>
> .. george