> We know they cannot see well enough to navigate effectively on the wing at
> night, but do they have a sense of what is near them in the hive interior, and
> if so, how far does that sense extend?
>
> allen

To me, the answer to this question should have direct relevance on the von
Frisch theory that a waggle dance gives the bees precise directions to a
nectar source by the angle the bee dances. If bees can't see in the dark,
then this would all the more support the idea of Adrian Wenner and
associates that odor is the focus of a waggle dance, not sight.

-Barry