> Indeed the discussion of colour recognition has been very interesting.  I hope
> the off-shore subscribers have appreciated the spelling!

Yes indeed!!

One point in all this.  The discussions seem to indicate that bees see UV
*and*  the colours of what *we* call the visible spectrum as though they see
the two independently.   This is a bit like saying we see red at one end of
the visible spectrum and blue at the other end - when in fact what we see is
purple.  Virtually all the colours we see are a combination of various
wavelengths.  So what do bees see when they detect a combination of mostly
yellow light and UV light?     Bzzznectalot, their favourite colour!!

Regards,
Peter Bray
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