Bees Have Magnetic Remanence
- 15 September 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 201 (4360), 1026-1028
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.201.4360.1026
Abstract
Honey bees orient to the earth's magnetic field. This ability may be associated with a region of transversely oriented magnetic material in the front of the abdomen. The magnetic moment apparently develops in the pupal state and persists in the adults.Keywords
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