Bioelectromagnetics: Bees & Flowers Communicate Using Electrical Fields, Scientists

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2013 05 03
By Cristina Saric ! "e#e$el
id you %now tat &lowers and $ees communicate wit one anoter a$out te amount and
'uality o& (ollen a)aila$le using $ioelectromagnetics*
"e Communication Between Bees and Flowers
+n a recent study &rom te Uni)ersity o& Bristol and (u$lised in Science E,(ress,
scientists (ut electromagnetic detectors in &lowers- (ollinators to watc te great
romance o& s(ring and determine i& electrical signals gi)en o&& $y $ot $ee and &lower
aided in communication. "ey also watced $ee $ea)ior to o$ser)e some interesting
&indings.
/at scientists disco)ered is tat &lowers tell $ees s(eci&ic in&ormation, including ow
muc (ollen tey a)e, i& anoter $ee as )isited tem recently, and wat ty(e o& &lower
tey are. Flowers and $ees communicate e&&ecti)ely to aid $ees in te wor% tey do.
0ature is (ro$a$ly more onest tan te (erson you met at a $ar last wee% or te latest
u(date to a romantic interests- online dating (ro&ile, $ecause te &lower 1%nows- tat a
$ee won-t )isit tem i& tey don-t (ro)ide nectar or (ollen, and so tey use (ositi)e
rein&orcement troug electromagnetic signals to el( draw te $ee in 2 aside &rom teir
$rigt colors, e,otic (etals and eady (er&umes. "ey always tell te trut a$out wat
tey a)e to o&&er.
#esearcers at te Uni)ersity o& Bristol also disco)ered tat $um$le$ees can distinguis
di&&erent ty(es o& &lowers wit more discernment utili3ing &loral electric &ields. /ile
(lants are usually negati)ely carged, $ees can $uild u( to a 2004)olt carge as tey &ly
troug te air. /en tey land on a &lower, tis electric carge el(s te $ee and &lower
1tal%- to one anoter. "is electric relationsi( is not entirely understood $y researcers
5ust yet, as scientists don-t- %now e,actly ow $ees 6or &lowers7 detect electrical &ields.
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=nonymous>ay 3, 2013 at <:1< :>
Bees and was(s are adora$le, wat are tose &at ones called in englis* "eyAre
adora$le. =ltoug i& + see one + get so scared and + 5ust wanna soo it out o& my window
again $ut it %ee(s &lying around my room &or 5 minutes B:
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=nonymous>ay 3, 2013 at 5:03 :>
"e &at ones are Bum$le Bees :C
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=nonymous>ay 3, 2013 at 5:25 :>
+& your tal%ing a$out te $ig $lac% ones, wit te little $it o& yellow around te ead,
and tey more or less, &ly and o)er near a central (oint, teyAre DCar(enter BeesD. "ey
cew, near (er&ect oles in almost any wood, e)en all lawn &urniture. Eou may want to
care&ully loo% around all te wood in te area. +& you &ind 1 or more, near (er&ect, 3;F
diameter oles in your woodwor% or &urniture, ten youA)e &ound te nest. Find yoursel& a
good $ee & was( %iller. + usually use, a good automoti)e Bra%e Cleaner. "en s(ray te
guardian &irst, &ollowed $y sooting te s(ray into te nest. Caution. "ose in te nest
will try to e,it, and tey will $e a tad (issed o&&. =s &or moter nature in general. /e
umans would $e ard (ressed to &ind a $etter teacer. %a
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