Celebrating Nebraska Pollinators
Celebrating Nebraska Pollinators

What Bees See
Closeup view of a Bee's eye.
Closeup image of a bee's eye

Bees don’t see the world the same way humans do. They see colors differently. Flowers have special markings that bees can see but people can’t.

The bee uses these markings to choose landing zones on the flower.

Expand the boxes below to compare what you see to what the bee sees.

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You see this...
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image_item.alt_textImage in visible light of Hesperis matronalis L.
image_item.alt_textImage in visible light of Rosa dumalis Bechst.
image_item.alt_textImage in visible light of Campanula persicifolia L. (Campanulaceae)
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The bee sees this...
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image_item.alt_textImage in Ultra Violet light of Hesperis matronalis L.
image_item.alt_textImage in Ultra Violet light of Rosa dumalis Bechst.
image_item.alt_textImage in Ultra Violet light of Campanula persicifolia L. (Campanulaceae)

WATCH THIS!

This video shows more about the vision of a bee compared to what a human sees.
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video courtesy of:
Insecta Spectra
Simulated Butterfly and Bee vision
by www.Tropism.eu
(C) Dr Schmitt, Weinheim Germany, uvir.eu
More resources on bees and their fantastic eyesight:
https://youtu.be/3Sb0LcNF1WI

https://beeswiki.com/bee-vision/

https://www.beeculture.com/bees-see-matters/
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