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"Many organisms are sensitive to electrical charge..." Flowers generate electrostatic fields as a kind of 'gas gauge' for available nectar, see: Detection and
by rpaddock 3y ago
"Many organisms are sensitive to electrical charge..."
Flowers generate electrostatic fields as a kind of 'gas gauge' for available nectar, see:
Detection and Learning of Floral Electric Fields by Bumblebees by Dominic Clarke et al. Science 340, 66 (2013); DOI: 10.1126/science.1230883 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/340/6128/66 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/340/6128/66
https://www.npr.org/2013/02/22/172611866/honey-its-electric-bees-sense-charge-on-flowers https://www.npr.org/2013/02/22/172611866/honey-its-electric-...