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Review
. 2004 Aug 10;14(15):R615-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.07.043.

Nocturnal vision: bees in the dark

Michael F Land  1
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Review

Nocturnal vision: bees in the dark

Michael F Land. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Some eyes work better in the dark than others. The apposition type of compound eye that bees and other diurnal insects possess is usually of little use after nightfall. Nevertheless some tropical sweat bees have pushed the limits of this unfavourable design so far that they can navigate using landmarks that are too dim for humans to make out.

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