Bees Have Magnetic Remanence

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Joseph L. Kirschvink · Princeton University

Kenneth S. Deffeyes · Princeton University

Abstract

Honey bees orient to the earth's magnetic field. This ability may be associated with a region of transversely oriented magnetic material in the front of the abdomen. The magnetic moment apparently develops in the pupal state and persists in the adults.

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Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

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Published in: Science

Volume 201, Issue 4360, pp. 1026-1028

DOI: 10.1126/science.201.4360.1026

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