Pollen Attached To Bee Through Electric Charge, Says Expert
A biologist who found that a swarm of honeybees can create enough energy to have an impact on local weather conditions has offered more astonishing insight into the matter. Dr Ellard Hunting from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom said: “The bee visits a flower and the pollen is actually electrostatically attracted to the bee.” Speaking to science journalist Shayla Love on a podcast episode for the Scientific American, Dr…
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Pollen Attached To Bee Through Electric Charge, Says Expert
A biologist who found that a swarm of honeybees can create enough energy to have an impact on local weather conditions has offered more astonishing…
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