When biologists presented bumblebees with a mixture of artificial blooms - some heated and marked with purple, some slightly cooler and marked with pink - most bees returned to the purple ones. This show that bees prefer warth and that they learn quickly where to find it. A bee can’t fly unless its body temperature is at least 86 degrees ; landing on a warm flower would help it retain body heat.
(Photo credit: Smithsonianmag.com?)
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sharpact answered:
Just goes to show, even bees like warmth! No wonder there are so many in Florida!
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"The actual achievements of biology are explanations in terms of mechanisms founded on physics and chemistry, which is not the same thing as explanations in terms of physics and chemistry."