2007-07-11 19:49:54 · 5 answers · asked by swati_chhavi 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
when it leaves its nest it makes a particular angle with sun's polarised rays.....they use it like a compass.....interestingly, it can even compensate for the change in sun's movement......
2007-07-15 15:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by rudra d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bees are capable of seeing ultraviolet light, which is invisible to humans. The bee is capable of navigating, even on a cloudy day, by cloud-penetrating ultraviolet light. Honey bees also use the sun as a reference point to communicate to other bees
Bees use the sun as a compass. Even when the sun is obscured by clouds, bees can detect it's position from the light in brighter patches of the sky
It is only worker bees which are capable of finding their way back using their sense of smell. their eyes can locate objects only within a range of 1 metre.
The queen bee makes a flight outside the nest only at the time of reproduction & settle elsewhere on the way.
The drones , once they leave the nest during reproduction never return to the nest as they are killed.
2007-07-12 15:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by kanya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same way you find your way back to your own house. You memorize a route, and you look for visual cues.
A bee does the exact same thing, but they have a better view of things, as they can fly.
2007-07-12 02:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they find there path to the hive by using sun light , they move in the direction of the sun, where sun move they also in move in that direction
2007-07-16 01:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by manubha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use the sun and polarized light to get directions and probably use visual clues when they get close.
2007-07-12 02:59:51 · answer #5 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋