~ What The Bees Sees ~ by NekhbetSun

2D • Animals • posted on Feb 16, 2008

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Mornin' All *S* Ever since I saw a doc many moons ago on bees that stated they see colors we don't, since they can recognize UV light, I've been fascinated by this. In fact, birds and some other animals and insects do too. Who knows what wonderful colors are just beyond our reach. "Ultraviolet light, invisible to us, uncovers colors and patterns which draw them to the source of pollen and nectar - all hidden to humans without special equipment. Although both honey bees and people have a visual system based upon three-colors, the limits of this color sensitivity are very different. People cannot see very far into the Violet or Ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic visual spectrum. We are essentially blind to wavelengths of light below 400 nanometers/millimicrons (light in this regions is called UV-A and UV-B light). These are the powerful light rays which cause us to tan or sunburn. Bees can see these invisible-to-us rays of light! Another interesting difference happens at the opposite end of the visible spectrum. We can easily see the color of a red sweater or red fire engine (at least many of them used to be red!). To a honey bee, however, the color red is invisible. They see red objects as black, or the absence of color. Bees are not colorblind and they can see "secret" colors that we cannot." Info excerpted from: click Have a great Saturday and thanks for all comments n faves *S* ~ Love & Hugs ~ * Mina *

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Comments (108)

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siamkat

6:46PM | Mon, 18 February 2008

Well there may be colours we can't see. But yours are wonderful in their own right. Very beautiful work.

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childoflightdesigns

7:34PM | Mon, 18 February 2008

So amrt and so wise and so talented , wonderful mina !

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pteb

6:02AM | Tue, 19 February 2008

Excellent image and interesting information.

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sirvictor

7:17AM | Tue, 19 February 2008

very facinating information, great image

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pixelmeister

7:35AM | Tue, 19 February 2008

Very nice work!

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lior

11:07AM | Tue, 19 February 2008

Very creative and superb image, as always! Hugs, lior

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Claywoman

3:22PM | Tue, 19 February 2008

Beautiful!

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JLyons

5:36PM | Tue, 19 February 2008

Interesting writeup and cool pic

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alhak

4:12AM | Wed, 20 February 2008

fabulous blend of colours and image! didnt know that about bees, never too old to learn they say!

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midnight_stories

7:19AM | Wed, 20 February 2008

wow really stunning image it a credit to you 5+

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Burpee

2:53PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Stunning imagery! I love the overlays.

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collinbabcock

2:58PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Wonderful work, don't you wish bees could paint?

lucindawind

4:40PM | Thu, 21 February 2008

stunning work ! love it

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three_grrr

6:43PM | Wed, 27 February 2008

Oooh! Way cool! Love that one eye peeping into the bee's and bug's worlds! Neat info too, had known a little of this, but now I know way more! Thanks

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amirapsp

11:07AM | Sat, 01 March 2008

splendid presentation

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Garlor

11:49AM | Sun, 16 March 2008

Fine idea and very good result. Only the Blue tit can see who is male or female, to us they look the same, but the birds sees the UV differences.

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Cgaynor

11:01AM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Quite beautiful, the flow of color and forms. Don't tell anyone, but I thought I saw a mouse in there.

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mac4gman

8:01PM | Sat, 12 July 2008

Can't rightly say what I like about this one, Goldy.... Has a sorta old school impressionist feel. Bet it'd look great on canvas - or with a painterly texture anyhoo...!