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Honey bees navigate using magnetic abdomens

27 Mar 2017 Hamish Johnston
Photograph of a honeybee being magnetized
Magnetic buzz: magnetizing a honey bee. (Courtesy: G Gries / SFU)
Honey bees appear to sense magnetic fields using a magnetic structure in their abdomens, according t

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