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# 197

Larger sized #bumblebees are capable of travelling further from the nest to forage and explore for #flowers.
These big #bees are also able to transport larger loads of #pollen and #nectar than their smaller sized sisters.

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# 195

Bees perform ‘learning flights’ when leaving flowers looking back repeatedly to memorise the location of the flower.
Bumblebees are selective about which flowers they prefer and put more effort into remembering these flowers.

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# 195

Bees perform ‘learning flights’ when leaving flowers looking back repeatedly to memorise the location of the flower.
Bumblebees are selective about which flowers they prefer and put more effort into remembering these flowers.

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# 194

Sticking with the #bumblebees flying in low light theme:
More ‘experienced’ bumblebees with more air miles on the clock are more likely to forage in low light. Knowledge of food locations possibly aiding safe navigation.
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 194

Sticking with the #bumblebees flying in low light theme:
More ‘experienced’ bumblebees with more air miles on the clock are more likely to forage in low light. Knowledge of food locations possibly aiding safe navigation.
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# 192

Bigger #bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in low light such as dawn.
Why?
They have bigger eyes than smaller sister workers in the colony, and indeed other species of #bees, allowing them to see better in dim light.
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# 192

Bigger #bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in low light such as dawn.
Why?
They have bigger eyes than smaller sister workers in the colony, and indeed other species of #bees, allowing them to see better in dim light.
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#environment
#insects
#science
#dandelion
#biodiveristy
#pollinators
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 181

Bumblebees tend to start struggling to fly when the ambient temperature rises above 100°F (38°C).

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# 181

Bumblebees tend to start struggling to fly when the ambient temperature rises above 100°F (38°C).

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# 145
# 144 contd.

Some #bumblebee workers don’t do the ‘direct flight to favoured flowers’ efficiency thing.
Instead these free spirited individuals roam freely foraging unfamiliar #flower patches helping spread plant genes more widely!
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