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Kitta Potgieter <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:14:56 +0000
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That's not anthropomorphism.  It's simply describing behaviour in a way we
understand - it is not ascribing human emotions to them.
Kitta

On 25 January 2013 17:09, Jerry Bromenshenk <[log in to unmask]> wrote: ...
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> As a scientist and biologist, I was taught to  avoid anthropomorphosism.
> ...
> However, in the world of discussions of honey bees, that rule is routinely
> violated, and no one seems to notice.  Division of labor, nurse bees, queen
>  piping, dance language ......
>
> The list is LONG.
>
> Jerry
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