Bees Go 'Off-color' When They Are Sickly

Friday, July 18, 2008 - 19:21 in Biology & Nature

Bumble bees go "off color" and can't remember which flowers have the most nectar when they are feeling under the weather. The behavior of the bumbling bees reveals that, like humans who are ill, bees are often not at their most astute and clever when they feel poorly.

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