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To a bee the petals show a pattern pointing at the centre. The figure is taken from Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Flowers carry nectar guides visible only in ultraviolet

To a bee the petals show a pattern pointing at the centre Bee vision extends into shorter wavelengths than ours and they cannot see red well. Many flowers compensate with UV landing strips and strong blue or violet colour. The markings cut the search time for a landing bee. It sits in Mondo's animals collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: To a bee the petals show a pattern pointing at the centre. The figure is taken from Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.