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From: Stan Sandler
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 12:02 PM
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Subject: bee & beekeeper brains
For comparison
Bee Beekeeper Rat
Brain weight 0.001g 1400g 2g
Brain%of Body 5 (by vol.) 2 (by weight) .5 (by weight)
Brain%of Body 1 (by weight)
Total Neurons 1 million 100 billion 150 million
the bee has one thousandth the
number of detectors on two antennae the size of two big nose hairs! By the
way, drones have a better sense of smell than workers.
Antennae include sensors of smell, touch, taste, etc.
A queen has 3000 sensors, worker - 6000 and drone 30.000
( Beekeeper's reference book.Dr.J.A.Balzekas, 1987 )
Rimantas Zujus
Kaunas
LITHUANIA
e-mail : [log in to unmask]http://www.online.lt/indexs.htm
Latitude 55 Deg North
Longitude 24 Deg EAST
Air plus 4C ( 39F )