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    Question: ¿Can´t the bees guide by the smell?

    • Keywords:
      • bee,
      • guide,
      • smell
    Asked by anon-365266 about Tricking the Bees: How Some Flowers Cheat on 6 Jun 2023
    • Photo: João Aguiar
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      João Aguiar answered on 6 Jun 2023:


      Hi Alejandro,

      Great question!

      Yes! The bees can use their smell to be guided towards the flowers. Unfortunately for this research we didn’t have the time to do experiments with the floral fragrances at the time. But we are currently working on this!

      Cheers

      João

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