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A biologist’s up-close account of how he and fellow biologists
cracked long-standing puzzles about honey bee behavior Piping Hot
Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners takes readers inside a world
seldom seen even by beekeepers, shedding light on twenty of the
most compelling mysteries of honey bee behavior. Thomas Seeley has
devoted a lifetime to the study of honey bees and their colonies,
unraveling the secrets of these wondrous insects in a career
spanning six decades. In this book, he weaves illuminating personal
stories with the latest science, explaining such mysteries as how
worker bees function as scouts to choose a home site for their
colony, furnish their home with beeswax combs, and stock it with
brood and food while keeping tens of thousands of colony
inhabitants warm and defended from intruders. Along the way, he
shares the experiences that drew him to these studies, the small
observations that led to big breakthroughs, and the sense of
excitement that came with probing each mystery. Richly illustrated,
Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners provides a rare look at
how a singularly passionate scientist and his colleagues deciphered
the pipings, shakings, and puzzling tremble dances of honey bees,
and how this journey of scientific discovery continues to shape our
understanding of these remarkably intelligent and vitally important
insects.
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Easydale (Paperback)
Seeley Jackson Halliday
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R571
Discovery Miles 5 710
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