J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol September 2017 PMID 28647753

The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception.

Dominic Clarke, Erica Morley, Daniel Robert

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Overall, the discussions reflect a positive and intrigued attitude towards the article, with examples like references to electric ecology as a new subfield, mentions of electric field effects on pollination, and questions about how these mechanisms evolve, demonstrating both support and curiosity for the research's potential impact.

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Many discussions support the significance of electric ecology in bee-flower interactions, highlighting the novelty and importance of the research, as seen in mentions of its potential ubiquity and evolutionary role.

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The discussions show high interest, with posts referencing the article as a review and emphasizing the fascination with electric interactions in ecology, especially among those curious about the biological or physical implications.

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Participants engage with the content by sharing summaries, raising questions, and supporting hypotheses, indicating moderate but meaningful involvement.

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The discussions suggest that the article could influence how people think about pollination and sensory ecology, though it remains somewhat in the exploratory phase with calls for further research.

Abstract in brief

  • Bees and flowers have coevolved to enable pollination, relying on senses like vision, smell, humidity detection, touch, and recently discovered electrostatic field detection.
  • The study explores how electric interactions between bees and flowers contribute to pollination, using models and experiments to understand how factors like atmospheric electric fields, bee charge, and plant charge facilitate these electrostatic signals.
  • Further research is needed to deepen our understanding of how electrostatic interactions and aerial electroreception work in bee-flower communication and pollination processes.]

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Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing ability may assist bees in foraging more effectively by allowing them to perceive when a flower was last visited [paper: https://t.co/yfpGc4G9Og] https://t.co/31VSaXFlPh

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The above plot and this one is from Clarke2017: The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception https://t.co/n1G3ch2126 https://t.co/E0BOCLI1tk

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I heard about this here: https://t.co/1ShO454vjV And this is a good review article (open access) on the biology subfield calling itself "electric ecology." https://t.co/EsV3UIZJRr

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For reasons I'm still trying to understand (fancy talk for I honestly have no idea why, if someone could explain it that would be great because it's been bugging me... but anyway...) plants are usually negatively charged and have electric fields! https://t.co/KGLGBx0b15 https://t.co/dDu5eMZ24L

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L'abeille, la fleur et le champ électrique https://t.co/tfh5ISndCu The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception Journal of Comparative Physiology (2017)

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The above plot and this one is from Clarke2017: The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception https://t.co/n1G3ch2126 https://t.co/E0BOCLI1tk

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Niko McCarty.
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I heard about this here: https://t.co/1ShO454vjV And this is a good review article (open access) on the biology subfield calling itself "electric ecology." https://t.co/EsV3UIZJRr

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@ChuckThePhoenix In support of your supposition. The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception https://t.co/i7cnOLN3t7

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L'abeille, la fleur et le champ électrique https://t.co/tfh5ISndCu The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception Journal of Comparative Physiology (2017)

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Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing ability may assist bees in foraging more effectively by allowing them to perceive when a flower was last visited [paper: https://t.co/yfpGc4G9Og] https://t.co/31VSaXFlPh

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For reasons I'm still trying to understand (fancy talk for I honestly have no idea why, if someone could explain it that would be great because it's been bugging me... but anyway...) plants are usually negatively charged and have electric fields! https://t.co/KGLGBx0b15 https://t.co/dDu5eMZ24L

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Nigel Ten Fleming
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“The ubiquity of electric fields in the environment means that signals in this modality could potentially be used by a broad range of species in an array of contexts; from intraspecific communication to predator avoidance and prey detection.” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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Nigel Ten Fleming
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“These interactions are likely to be diverse and maybe ubiquitous among insects since all are subject to the laws that govern the force of electromagnetism.” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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Nigel Ten Fleming
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“The tripartite interactions between bees, flowers, and the electric field that exist all around them, reveal thus far underappreciated physical and sensory ecologies.” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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Nigel Ten Fleming
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A Faraday cage negates “the influence of the atmospheric electric field at ground level, possibly preventing the formation of floral electric fields altogether.” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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Nigel Ten Fleming
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“High humidity, for example, leads to the formation of moist films on surfaces which prevent charge build up, and a dense rainforest canopy acts like a Faraday cage.” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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Nigel Ten Fleming
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“As a recently defined field, there is still a vast amount that is unknown in the electrical ecology of pollination, each from the perspectives of the bee the flower and the electric field.” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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Nigel Ten Fleming
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“Electrostatics and electroreception are likely to be a bona fide part of the multiple co-evolutionary adaptations between plants and their pollinators.” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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New language. “Are floral electric fields adapted, much like colours and fragrances are, to signal resource provisioning to bees, or their readiness for pollination?” https://t.co/rehliOGVf2

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Flowers are negatively charged, so when in close proximity, static electricity causes the pollen to attract and stick to the bee. Once foraged, ...

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Insects build up electrical charges for plant attraction
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Fascinating article on electrostatics and insects. Basically, flying bugs build up an electrical charge and plants and other bugs have ...

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Electricity helps yellow bees fly and navigate
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Yellow bees are able to fly by using electricity Well, sort of! Yellow bees, like all bees, have tiny hairs on their bodies that become ...

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Bees exhibit remarkable free energy properties and electrical charge
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Not only do Bees buzz in 432Hz natural tuning but they exhibit remarkable free energy properties. The potential gradient around the hives ...

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'Electric butterflies' create a charge so strong they can pull pollen through the air like telekinetic superheroes.

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Flowers use electric fields to communicate with bees
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The more I learn about life, the more amazed I am by the ingenuity and complexity of the natural world,” says Dr Anina Lee after researching ...

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Bees are electric sensitive beings. An amazing research ...
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On 'clearer' days flowers are more negatively charged so pollen literally jumps to the positively charged bee and pollination takes place ...

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Honey bees use static charges for foraging
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I found this on Facebook, very interesting. I knew the basic static idea, but the science behind it is interesting.

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Study on fertilizer spray's impact on pollinator flowers
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Incredible study done by University of Bristol showcases pollinators ability to detect fertilizers on flowers through their electric field.

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On 'clearer' days flowers are more negatively charged so pollen literally jumps to the positively charged bee and pollination takes place -.

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Biomimicry - Part 203 Orb webs use electrostatic forces to help capture their prey. Most insects have a slightly positive charge on their ...

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Are bees attracted to electrical fields?
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