THAT CAN'T BEE ME: Honeybees Crash If They Look Into Mirrors, Study Reveals

Photo shows optical manipulation using two mirrors facing each other. The optical illusion projects the ground infinitely downward removing any visual information on the ground as the bees attempt to pass through the tunnel.
Note: Licensed photo(Julien Serres, ISM/Newsflash). Photo shows optical manipulation using two mirrors facing each other. The optical illusion projects the ground infinitely downward removing any visual information on the ground as the bees attempt to pass through the tunnel. Note: Licensed photo(Julien Serres, ISM/Newsflash).
Copyrights: Julien Serres, ISM/Newsflash

20 September 2023
Flying honeybees are more likely to crash if they fly over a mirror-smooth surface below them, a new scientific study has revealed. In a series of experiments, the bees were allowed to fly through a rectangular tunnel covered in mirrors. Then researchers from Aix-Marseille University in...