Dean Atherton Photos

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honeybee getting nectar from purple flower

bees how it collects Nectar ?


Nectar has a small electric charge, and bees can use that to sense which flowers have the most nectar. Wen they flap their wings, they build up a charge on their own bodies, and when they get close to a flower with lots of nectar, their hairs pull towards the flower.