The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology

Written By Bill Castello

Quanta Magazine - Max G. Levy • October 15, 2024

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.

Experiments show that bees can sense electrostatic fields around flowers and even collect pollen across an air gap using static forces.

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