Bees: Their Vision, Chemical Senses, and Language

by Karl von Frisch

Book Overview

Over half a century of brilliant scientific detective work, the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Karl von Frisch learned how the world, looks, smells, and tastes to a bee. More significantly, he discovered their dance language and their ability to use the sun as a compass. Intended to serve as an accessible introduction to one of the most fascinating areas of biology, Bees (first published in 1950 and revised in 1971), reported the startling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801491266
• ISBN13: 9780801491269
• Release Date: October 1972
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher