At 01:16 PM 11/18/97 -0600, you wrote:
 
>My only question on reading it, though, was:
>the article claims that bees can't see inside the hive.
>I thought the biologists here said at one time or anohter that
>they could by being able to see farther into the
>infrared spectrum than we.
>Someone else here also mentioned that bees would prefer to
>build on some colors of combs and not others-
>Do I remember correctly?
>for what it's worth-
>Phil Wood
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In the hive, the dance is performed on comb near the entrance but instead of
seeing the dance, the potential recruits feel the vibrations of th dance and
follow the dancing bee.  They will touch her with their antenna and
sometimes receive nectar from her.  The combination of these three factors
tell the recruits where to look for the nectar.