Wednesday, September 19, 2012

How Bees See

This week we have been learning about the electromagnetic spectrum and all the different kinds of waves in that spectrum.  I taught you today that bees can actually see a broader spectrum of light than we can.  They can see Ultraviolet (UV) light that is invisible to us!  The UV light patterns serve as a sort of landing zone for the bees.  Check out these pictures to compare how our eyes see flowers and how a bee would see them.  It is so amazing to think that God came up with this idea for flowers to attract bees so that the bees can pollinate the flowers and get some food out of it!  God is the ultimate Creator!