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The Naked Scientists Podcast

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How Do Bees Use Electric Fields to Detect Flowers?

A couple of different species of insects are able to detect electric fields in air. And the way that they do this is that basically hairs on their body get pushed around by the electric field. So it might give these bees a bit of a clue as to whether and there's a good amount of nectar in that flower or not. The exact mechanisms kind of need to be delved into in a little bit more detail.

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