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1642831247 epub For many of us, the buzzing of a bee elicits panic. But the next time you hear that low droning sound, look closer: the bee has navigated to this particular spot for a reason using a fascinating set of tools. She may be using her sensitive olfactory organs, which provide a 3D scent map of her surroundings. She may be following visual landmarks or instructions relayed by a hive-mate. She may even be tracking electrostatic traces left on flowers by other bees. What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees invites us to follow bees mysterious paths and experience their alien world. Although their brains are incredibly smalljust one million neurons compared to humans 100 billionbees have remarkable abilities to navigate, learn, communicate, and remember. In Read more