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Yes, which is how bees can navigate (using the sun as a reference) even on a cloudy day, because ultraviolet light passes through clouds. Just as we see the sun in a blue sky background on a clear day, the bee sees the sun in an ultraviolet sky background on even a cloudy day. The underlying reason that the sky appears ultraviolet to a bee (and blue to us) is that something happens to the sun's rays when they hit charged particles. These charged particles are in the ionosphere and in Nitrogen and Oxygen "dipoles" in the atmosphere. The sun's radiation will cause the charged particle to vibrate, and when the charged particle vibrates it re-radiates energy. If you work out the mathematics (physics) of this re-radiation, it turns out that the energy is re-radiated in proportion to the fourth power of the frequency (as discovered by Raleigh in the 1800's and worked out with a more accurate distribution formula by Einstein early in the 20th century). For humans, who have eyes that have blue, yellow and red sensors, the fourth power formula means that blue from the sky is ten times stronger than red, so the sky looks blue. Similarly, for bees (and other insects), the highest frequency sensors in their eyes detect ultraviolet), and so the sky appears ultraviolet to them. Sources: Karl von Frisch on Bees (e.g. in Answers.com); basic courses on electrodynamics and magnetism (or Google "Why is the sky blue").
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What is the scientific name of killer bees?
Africanized honey bees (AHB), known colloquially as "killer bees" or Africanized bees, are hybrids of the African honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata (not A. m. adansonii; see Collet et al., 2006), with various European honey bees such as the Italian bee A. m. ligusticaand A. m. iberiensis.
What is the scientific name for sweat bee?
'Sweat bee' is a colloquial name for bees of the order Halictidae, but the habit of trying to get salt by drinking human perspiration is not restricted to bees of this order. See the related links for more information.
What is the binomial name for bees?
The binomial name for bees is Apis mellifera.
What is the scientific name for Carniolan honey bees?
The scientific name for Carniolan honey bees is Apis mellifera carnica.
Scientific name of parasitic bee?
Parasitic bees, otherwise known as cuckoo bees, do not forage for food or make nests for themselves, instead they invade the nests and food supplies of other species of bees, particularly Solitary bees, to provide for their parasitic young.There are two types of parasitic bee, cleptoparasitic bees and social parasites. The cleptoparasite queens simply lay eggs in finished but unused cells in other queens' nests then leave the young to be cared for by the host colony. Often the parasite queen or her larvae will kill larvae of the host queen. Social parasites are bees that kill the resident queen, lay their own eggs in the hosts cells, and then force the hosts workers to raise the young parasitic bees.The scientific family is Megachilidae, sub families Fideliinae and Megachilinae. Some of the genera are Anthidium, Coelioxys, Heriades, Hoplitis, Megachile, Osmia, and Stelis.
Can you see ultraviolet light?
No, humans cannot see ultraviolet light as our eyes are not sensitive to that wavelength. Some animals, such as bees and birds, have the ability to see in the ultraviolet spectrum.
Are you seeing ultraviolet rays when you see ultraviolet light?
no, because ultraviolet rays are just above seeing and with ultraviolet lights, you see a more violet color.
Are bees blind?
No, bees are not blind. They have relatively simple eyes that can detect light, shapes, and colors. Bees can see ultraviolet light, which is important for finding nectar in flowers.
What kind of electromagnetic radiation can honeybees see but humans cannot?
Ultraviolet light can be seen by bees, but not humans. Bees also cannot distinguish red from black.
What animal see ultraviolet rays?
Bees can see ultraviolet rays.
Which animal can see ultraviolet color?
bees
Can animals see ultraviolet color?
bees
Can flounder see ultraviolet colors?
No, flounders cannot see ultraviolet colors. Flounders have limited color vision and are typically sensitive to blue and green wavelengths of light. Ultraviolet light is outside the range of colors that flounders can perceive.
Can scorpions see in ultraviolet light?
No. They can not see in ultraviolet light. They are known to glow when exposed to ultraviolet light, though.
Can cats see ultraviolet light?
Yes, cats can see ultraviolet light.
Can bees see the color yellow?
Yes they do see in ultraviolet color. I just saw it for the question "How do Honeybees see?" answer.:)
4 animals that can see wave not visible?
Birds & bees (ultraviolet light waves), snakes (heat waves) and I don't know a 4th.
