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Re: BEE EYES IN THE DARK
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Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:52:18 EDT
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I recently attended a lecture by Professor Chris Wilkinson at the Devon
Apicultural Research Group AGM.  He is convinced that bees are sensitive to, and
make use of, the infra-red waveband.  However, he says that the instruments
they use for the purpose are not their eyes but their antennae.

Chris
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