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Polarized-Light Navigation by Insects

Experiments demonstrate that bees and ants find their way home by the polarization of the light of the sky. The detection system insects have evolved for the purpose is remarkably sophisticated

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 235 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Polarized-Light Navigation by Insects” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 235 No. 1 (), p. 106
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0776-106