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Bees have compound eyes, the lenses of these eyes are polarized, when a bee looks at the sky there will be dark patches across it caused by the polarization of sunlight in the sky. The bee know the angle of its flight as compared to this polarization line. Bees also know how long they have flown for and can compensate for wind. To get back to the hive the bee uses these bits of information and takes a reverse course from the polarization - when they neg near the hive, they can also see where they are to find it.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoWhen a worker bee first leaves the hive, for a few days it will only make orienting flights where it will learn local landmarks and their relationship to the hive.
When the bee starts foraging it will fly up to three miles (five kilometres) and its main navigation aid is the sun. Bees are aware of how the sun moves through the day and can compensate for this when navigating.
Bees' eyes are also sensitive to plane polarized light, and with this they can tell where the sun is even in fully overcast cloud.
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∙ 13y agoBy researching this question on Wikipedia, one learns the following:
ants travel distances of up to 200 metres (700 ft) from their nest and may find their way back using "scent trails", meaning they can use their sense of smell to find their way back. Some ants forage at night. Day foraging ants in hot and arid regions face death by desiccation, so the ability to find the shortest route back to the nest reduces that risk. Some species of ants use visual landmarks in combination with other cues to navigate. In case no such landmarks exist, some navigate by keeping track of direction as well as distance travelled, like an internal pedometer that counts how many steps they take in each direction. They then use this information to find the shortest route back to their nest. While rare for ants, some species are actually able to use the earth's magnetic field to navigate back to the starting point... Some ants have compound eyes which have specialized cells that detect polarised light from the Sun, which is used to determine direction.http://www.answers.com/ants#cite_note-90
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∙ 14y agono bees take nectar from flowers and that's combined with bee's saliva and that turns to honey.
so bee's saliva rocks!!
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∙ 14y agoNo. Bees forage for nectar and pollen which they bring back to the hive. They will make honey from the nectar.
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Do bees have memory?
Bees must have a certain amount of memory because they have to remember their way back to their hive after they have been foraging. They also remember where good nectar sources of nectar are, so they can go straight back to them.
How many wings do normal bees have?
Bees and almost all winged insects have four wings. Sometimes the first wing has evolved into a hard protective shell, as in the beetles. Bees can fly for miles looking for flowers, but always find their way back to their hive. They do a "dance" to communicate to other bees and show them how to fly in order to find the right flowers.
If a raccoon is placed 3 miles away from its home can it find its way back?
Yes, it is possible for a raccoon to find its way back from where it was before...My neighbor took one away, and less than 22 hours it was back...I was shocked and mad...
How do bees defecate?
Yes, bees do defecate. They eat, so they have to get rid of waste. The don't urinate, though. Their nitrogenous waste is passed into the rectum and mixed with the faeces. They won't defecate in the hive: they always do it in flight away from the hive. Even when confined to the hive for weeks at a time in winter they will 'cork it' until they can get out.
Did scientists find a way to bring back the dead?
No, as of February 21, 2009, scientists have NOT found a way to bring back the dead to live another day.
How does a bee act as a pollinator?
Transfer of pollen from flower to flower or within flowers is the way that honeybees pollinate flowers. The insects in question (Apis spp) seek floral nectars. Pollen will brush and catch on the baskets of honeybee legs for delivery back to the hive or nest and on honeybee bristles for transport to the female parts of flowers.
Does the BugZapper have to be in the way of the hive access or does its blue light actually attract bees?
Why kill the bees?! Find a way to relocate the hive. Bees are needed for pollination of trees, plants, flowers.
How do you trace wasps back to their hive?
You trace wasps back to their nest (not hive, that's only for bees) by watching which way they go after they have finished eating. Give them something to eat, like honeycomb, and there will be lots to follow.
After a hive is destroyed will there be a few bees from that hive still hanging around and if so for how long?
Yes, there will be some hanging around ... any foraging bee that was flying gathering pollen and nectar at the time the hive was destroyed, will make their way back to where the hive entrance was sited to bring back their food for the colony. They stick around for at least a day or two, but they cannot start a new colony without a queen bee.
Who would win the Japanese Hornet or the honybee?
Japanese hornet. The honeybee can only sting once, and even if it did sting the hornet, which is also able to outfly the honeybee, it would die shortly afterward. Thus, the honeybee loses either way.
Where do bees spend the night if they cannot get back to the hive?
They go to honey heaven! Sick bee's work 'til they fall out of the sky, or can no longer fly due to tattered and worn wings. If they make it back to the hive, they are booted (dragged) out by healthy bees, and die.
How do bees ferry water back to the hive?
They carry it in the honey crop, in the same way as nectar. They won't forage for nectar and water on the same trip.
How is a honey bee a member of an organized society?
That each one has a clear role to play and a specified place to carry it out is the way in which a honeybee is a member of an organized society.Specifically, the adjective organized describes something which is carried out on an efficient, large-scale, systematic basis. The noun society identifies the coming and remaining together of large groups for specific purposes and reasons and in specific places. Both terms will be exemplified in the honeybee's (Apis spp) congregation of drones, larvae and workers under one queen bee in one hive which is divided and ranked by function and occupant.
Do bees have memory?
Bees must have a certain amount of memory because they have to remember their way back to their hive after they have been foraging. They also remember where good nectar sources of nectar are, so they can go straight back to them.
What is an earth friendly way to get rid of bees?
A beekeeper will try to remove a wild hive (from a tree, or a hole in the ground) by moving the brood (the bee eggs and larvae) and the queen bee into a portable box hive. Foraging bees will return to the box if it is left beside the old hive, and so long as the queen was moved into the new hive. After nightfall, when all the bees have returned, the hive can be sealed up and taken away. Of course, the position of the wild hive will determine the difficulty of the whole operation. I had a swarm set up their home inside the double brick wall of my house. A beekeeper set up a new hive outside with a new queen, and an inverted funnel on my wall. The funnel allowed the bees to come out of the wall, but they were unable to find their way back in, so they went into the new hive and adopted the new queen. Eventually (some weeks), all the bees emerged from my wall and into the new hive. The old queen probably did not survive, as there were no bees returning with nectar to make new honey.
When was You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home created?
You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home was created in 2009.
Where can one find the song way back home?
One can find the song You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home on the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack. You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home is the title track for both the album and movie.
