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From:   Stan Sandler
Sent:   Wednesday, February 11, 1998 12:02 PM
To:     [log in to unmask]
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
 
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Latitude    55 Deg North
Longitude 24 Deg EAST
Air plus 4C ( 39F )