A multitude of bees can tell the time of day, calculate the geometry o…

Lewis Thomas
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A multitude of bees can tell the time of day, calculate the geometry of the sun's position, argue about the best location for the next swarm. Bees do a lot of close observing of other bees; maybe they know what follows stinging and do it anyway. ✨ Lewis Thomas (1984). Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony, Bantam
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