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Flowers are a matter of pride for gardeners, a means of expression for lovers and they play a role in some of our most joyous and somber societal rituals. But not all flowers are bright colors and perfumed scents. Some are quite unusual.
New research showed honeybees had an excellent navigation map and memory, tracking linear landscapes like roads. Read here.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O'Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser "for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain"
Scientists develop new way to monitor electrostatic signals emitted by honeybees Honeybees have a complex communication system. Between buzzes and body movements, they can direct hive mates to food sources, signal danger, and prepare for swarming - all indicators of colony health. And now, researchers are listening in. Scientists based in Germany - with collaborators in China and Norway - have developed a way to monitor the electrostatic signals that bees give off. Basically, their wax-covered bodies charge up with electrostatic energy due to friction when flying, similar to how rubbing your ...
E-Mail IMAGE: Hive construction and measuring devices. (A) Front and side view of the hive. A plastic tube containing a GPS receiver was fixed to a sidewall (not shown). The weight of... view more Credit: Benjamin H. Paffhausen, Julian Petrasch, Uwe Greggers et al. Honeybees have a complex communication system. Between buzzes and body movements, they can direct hive mates to food sources, signal danger, and prepare for swarming - all indicators of colony health. And now, researchers are listening in. Scientists based in Germany - with collaborators in China and Norway - have deve...