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Electrically Charged Bees

January 25, 2021 By Janice VanCleave

Bee has a positive electrostatic charge which attracts pollen.

Bees as well as other flying insects develop a positive charge on their bodies as they fly through the air. This happens because as they fly, the friction between their bodies and air molecules rubs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: electricity, insects, Physics, static electricity Tagged With: bees, electrons, electrostatic attraction, flowers, friction, induced charge, pollen, protons, repell, static charges

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