Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Mapping the flight of the bumblebee
22 September 2010
Bumblebees are being studied to find out how they organise their nectar-collecting journeys.
Researchers from the Royal Holloway University of London are monitoring a colony of trained bees inside a flight cage in Surrey.
They're hoping to find out more about how the bees forage and optimise their flight paths.
Dr Nigel Raine explains how the experiment works.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11375987
(Submitted by Dawn Holloway)
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