Once Bitten, Twice Shy 0
To quote the FIresign Theatre, “Yes, the future is a lot like having bees live in your head.”
A UK study has shown that other aspects of bees’ behaviour may matter more than the classic bee colour to keep predators away.
This could be the way bumblebees fly or perhaps the buzzing sound they make, say the scientists.
The results of the study were published in the Journal of Zoology.
Scientists have long believed that once flying predators get stung by a bee, they remember their experience and in the future rely strongly on colour cues to identify their prey.
I once had a bumblebee chase me from the barn to the back door of the house after I accidently stepped on it. Vindictive little bug(gers).