A Bees-Eye View: How Insects See Flowers

To the human eye, a garden in bloom is a riot of color. Flowers jostle for our attention, utilizing just about every color of the rainbow. But of course, it is not our attention they need to attract, but that of insects, the perfect pollinating agents. And as these remarkable pictures show, there is more to many flowers than meets the eye - the human eye at least. Many species, including bees, can see a broader spectrum of light than we can, opening up a whole new world.

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