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Night life discovered for bumblebees
Bumblebees may use odor cues and perhaps a magnetic compass so they don't bumble around in the dark.
References:
Chittka, L. . . . and J.D. Thomson. 1999. Navigation without vision: Bumblebee orientation in complete darkness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (Jan. 7):45.
Further Readings:
Adler, T. 1996. It takes two compasses to fly right. Science News 150(Sept. 14):164.
______. 1996. Insects in tune to the speed of their world. Science News 150(July 13):23.
Christensen, D. 1994. A bee and how it sees, that is the question. Science News> 145(March 12):166.
Travis, J. 1997. Resolving the magnetoreception puzzle. Science News 152(Dec. 6):365.
______. 1995. Internal compass guides sea turtles. Science News 148(July 8):31.
Sources:
Lars Chittka
University of Würzburg
Biozentrum, Zoologie II
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Germany
James D. Thomson
State University of New York
Ecology and Evolution
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 5, January 30, 1999, p. 78. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
