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Yet, the honeybees do far more than computers..
They can see in color, smell, fly, walk, and maintain their balance.. They are able to navigate across long distance to locate sources of nector and then return to the hive and communicate directions to fellow bees....
They are quite efficient chemists as well.. They add special enzymes to the nector to make honey... They manufacture beeswax for use in building and repairing their hives.. They prepare special food items, such as royal jelly and beebread, for their young.. They protect their home by recognizing and repelling intruders... Good housekeepers, they regularly remove garbage and other refuse from the hive.. They control the climate in the hive either by clustering together for warmth in the winter or by fanning in fresh air and sprinkling water during the summer..
When their home becomes overcrowded, bees are smart enough to know that some have to leave.. So they raise up a new queen for the old hive, and the old queen and many of the workers swarm to establish a new colony.. First, though, scouts are sent to investigate new sites.... After theses return and compare notes, so to speak, " streaker" bees lead the swarm to it's new home...
The lowley bees do all of this without any outside assistence or direction.. They function independently. Yet, supercomputers require teams of programmers, engineers, and technicians, No contest! Bee's truely are a marvel of miniaturization....
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