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Re: Like Oil and Water or Gravel and Sand
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Bob Harrison <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Dec 2003 06:17:38 -0600
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Robin asks:
Any observations to support this wild surmise?

None to support your wild surmise. It is a mistake in my opinion to attach
human behavior to insects.


To quote pg. 355 of The Hive and the Honey Bee (1992)

"VIRTUALLY ALL BEE ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTLY STIMULATED AND COORDINATED TO A
LARGE DEGREE BY PHEROMONES"


Bob

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