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In a message dated 22/01/04 05:02:27 GMT Standard Time,
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> hi chris,
> i don't know much about "what bees see", only what i have read and
> it was
> my understanding that bees see ultraviolet to the near red range, but not
> into the infrared at all.
>
> You are correct in saying that bees see into the ultra-violet but not into
> the infra red. However it seems that they (and many other insects) are
> sensitive to, and make use of, the very large infra red band width using their
> antennae. It has been suggested that some of the hairs on bees' antennae act as
> aerial arrays tuned into particular frequencies.
>
> Some insects at least give off infra red patterns. I have seen a photo of a
> shield bug with what appeared to be a row of glowing portholes around its
> perimeter. However it was taken with specialised equipment.
>
> Chris
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