Inside the Mind of a Bee

Entomologist and pollination ecologist Stephen Buchmann explores how bees sense, learn, remember and communicate. He explains how a bee builds a scent map of its surroundings, steers by visual landmarks, follows directions from hive mates and even detects the faint electrical traces other bees leave on flowers.

The book then turns to bigger questions. Can bees dream, feel emotion or have distinct personalities, and could a brain of around a million neurons support some form of consciousness? Readers join leading researchers in the field and the laboratory to see how these discoveries are made.

• Includes 19 photographs and illustrations
• Paperback edition, 296 pages
• Suits gardeners, naturalists and anyone curious about pollinators

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