Even the midnight sun won't convince bees to work nights
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 06:14
in Astronomy & Space
Bees observe a strict working day, even in conditions of 24-hour sunlight. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology tagged worker bumblebees with a radio identifier, similar to an Oyster Card, which was used to monitor their movements during the constant light of the Arctic summer...