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Offline Marty68

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colors bee's see
« on: November 05, 2014, 09:46:30 pm »

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Re: colors bee's see
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2014, 10:29:53 pm »
excellent marty, thanks!

just one comment:
"Bees do not see red"
this is why we can use a red filtered headlamp after dusk to move bees.....
OR whatever foolish thing we are doing before/after dusk or at night with the bees....... :D
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Re: colors bee's see
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 10:59:41 pm »
Dr Karl Von frisch did a lot of research and publications on colors bees see.  He is also the one who discovered the bee dance
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