PATTERN-VISION OF THE H'>M;Y BKK. 



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I.ATED RESPONSES OF HONEY BEES TOWARDS PATTI K\^. 



The bee to select an arti!.-i< t marked with alternati 



tudinal .iri|n-s wh'-n .i-vi:i.tu-.l with 



j 







- 



: 



. - 

 - 



Plain 11 'I .tii'l plain j-n-i-n ariita' <[iial numl".-r "1 tin- 



thr'-c kind- Iji-inn n-i-'l: wln-n tl.i- uriiiavi in l>i- -i-lt-rit-d 



-.liiit-i! Imni-y ami tin- ntln-t- did nnl ................ if.i ir.i o IOO.O 



Plain n-d and plain ^in-n ariit.ut-. an i-qua! miml-: 



n: I In- tlin-i- kind- Ix-ilii; u-rd ; u hen tin- ,11 t it art - in In- -i-li H trd 



1 -niin- nl i -a. h nl tin- nthi-i 1 ind- inniaini-d hniic\ . 33 IOO.O 



Plain : jilain x' ( ' -<i n <-<|iial iHMiilT >] < 



kind-; iinin- nl tin- ait: .taiii'-d ' . .1 i uo.O 



Arlilait- ni.ni.i-d uilli ahi-i ; and HM - < - Iran--. 



nnl liniu-y. lln- 



illicr -. ui-ii- nij . , c , 100.0 



a, plain n-d. 



umiilcd n-d and gri i \\itli a Mark and 



idinal -ti i| 



li'd llnll' , 1 



( l||,- n| c-.ii ll n| I 1|. |. ,||, IV 



nmltli-d |i-d ai .nid 



\vh ite red 



ii-i t,'d 



< >IH- of each of tl Q, plain i<-d. 



inntlli-d n-d .u .,nd 



wliiii- Inni'.itiid; \\illi a! nid 



M.-d 



Imiii -. 



An\ in t!i- 



di.- J a ci|iial liuiiilii-i 



Mllli'd !, , U ........... 



l.il 



n-d .mil v;ict-ii longitudinal -tripi--. .nid lli.it llir ullu-r -i\ mi-l.ikf- 



consisted in -r| ( t i in- .1 |m\ ni.u-kcd u iih ml .nnl green transverse 



-~lii|ic- t"i "in- m.iiknl \\illi ii-'l .'.ml -n-ni Imi^ii udin.il --iri 

 And il d" ( -- ii"I -ln>\\ lh.it tin bees SOOn li-.inu-d I" ,i\"id in.ikini; 

 r\ i-n ! In -r nii-!,iki 



Tin -IT \\ ,1- nun h in tin- lu-h.i\ iiir "t tlu--i- bees I" indii .He tli.n . 

 in thi-ir al>ilil\ I" di^i iiii;iii-li niinuii drl.iil-. tlu-y an- m-.ir 

 -i-hlrd. ( )n lA.imininv; tin- .util.nl-. ritln-r \\ln-n -i-.n-rliin^ for 

 .in .init.n i nr in making ii- lli-ht nt" orientation, tin- lu-c ,ilu,i\- 

 lio\rn-d uitliin about a rcni inn-HT of tin- ol,jivi examined. Tin- 

 lii'-t !M.\ a lu-i- tvarlird, oil arri\ inv; at the ]|o|. \\.t- u-ualK' 

 not ilu' doircd our. and, after a momentary examination, it 

 \\< mid |>a on to tin- next . 



