On Oct 26, 2005, at 6:05 AM, joe bossom wrote: > Some 40 years back, when von Frisch was a popular read for young > scientists, and bee communication through dancing was in everyone's > conversations, a number of studies were done on colour discrimination > in bees. Does anyone still have access to that literature? Does > anyone remember which wavelengths are easiest for bees to > discriminate. Check out: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/ CompoundEye.html That URL provides a concise statement of the compound eye in arthropods, with special emphasis on the honey bee — including comparative illustrations. Adrian > Adrian M. Wenner (805) 963-8508 (home office phone) 967 Garcia Road [log in to unmask] Santa Barbara, CA 93103 www.beesource.com/pov/wenner/index.htm "For what a man more likes to be true, he more readily believes." Francis Bacon (1561-1626) -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---