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[nfoto]

An interesting variety of the flower-bee interaction recently has come to light, see for example

http://www.npr.org/2...arge-on-flowers

I wonder whether our old enigmatic friends, the conical cells, have a role in such phenomena?

[DaveO]

How remarkable!! I just read an article in Chemistry in Australia which referred to the same original research - so it must be true
Dave

[nfoto]

Here we go again on that never-ending chase after capable cameras ....

[Andrea B.]

So flowers have an "aura". Hmmm.....

[DaveO]

Here's a link to the original (2013) paper which also has some very interesting links to subsequent work

Detection and learning of floral electric fields by bumblebees
http://www.sciencema...ent/340/6128/66

It just goes to show that we will never know how a pollinator really senses and interacts with the environment, some one will always find a new angle we didn't foresee.

Dave

[Andrea B.]

Maybe UV signatures are meaningless??

[nfoto]

We should see, and learn, what UV signatures are for their own sake.

Reading 'meaning' into Nature's many manifestations is a futile exercise.

[colinbm]

Perhaps we could learn to photograph plants aura, & in UV
We may even see a corona ?
Col

[DaveO]

nfoto, on 30 May 2015 - 18:12, said:

We should see, and learn, what UV signatures are for their own sake.

Reading 'meaning' into Nature's many manifestations is a futile exercise.

I agree totally.

[Alex H]

colinbm, on 31 May 2015 - 00:23, said:

Perhaps we could learn to photograph plants aura, & in UV
We may even see a corona ?
Col

Like that?

[colinbm]

Yeah Alex, like that.
Can you tell us some more about this please ?
Col

[Alex H]

Well, as you probably guessed, Colin, this is neither "corona" nor "aura"

[colinbm]

I'm thinking it is a photo of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ?