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Rich Pelikan <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Aug 1992 13:46:39 CDT
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>    From what I've read, I understand that bees orient themselves with
> respect to the asimuth of the sun.  This brought up the question of what
> do bees do on the equinoxes at local noon on the equator?  I don't see
> how there could be any light polarization effect in this situation
> either.
>
> -Bruce
The sun travels from east to west, and shadow can be measures at any
time of the day. The sun azimuth plus a time will provide a direction.
 
 
Richard A. Pelikan, A275CCR
Southeast Missouri State University
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