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Scientists Chart Bee Flight Paths

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What an amazing study. Fascinating stuff.

“One bee developed a straight route to a forage patch within four flights and followed this route exclusively for six days before abandoning it entirely for a closer location; this second location had not been visited since her first exploratory flight nine days prior. Another bee made only rare exploitation flights and continued to explore widely throughout its life; two other bees showed more frequent switches between exploration and exploitation.”

Read more here: Scientists Chart The Lifetime Of A Bee In Flight Paths