In a message dated 97-09-11 15:56:51 EDT, you write:
 
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 Greetings,
 
 I remember reading somewhere that bees can "see" in the ultraviolet
 spectrum.  Is this true?
 
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Sure it is how they orient on the sun on a cloudy day by seeing the
polarization of the UV which passes through the clouds .  Also may flowers
look quite different when visualized in the UV range and perhaps the bees key
on this as well