News Life Bees learn the electric buzz of flowers Floral electric fields could join color and fragrance as cues to pollinators By Susan Milius February 21, 2013 at 3:03 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Slight electric fields that form around flowers may lure pollinators much as floral colors and fragrances do. ELECTRIC SIDE On the right-hand halves of flowers, a dusting of electrically charged particles (color in adjacent rectangle) reveals natural patterns.
