HOW IRIDESCENCE ATTRACTS BEES TO FLOWERS FOR POLLINATION

The Hindustan Times | January 2, 2009 | Copyright

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London, Jan. 02 -- (ANI): A new study has found that bees are attracted to plants' iridescence rather than their colour.

Bees live in a paintbox world in which flowers take on different colours that are invisible to the human eye.

Scientists have discovered that flower petals use the property, known as iridescence, to attract pollinators.

Iridescence is not due to a pigment but depends on surface structure, meaning tones change according to the angle the object is looked at.

Scientist knew that insects, birds, fish and ...

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