Why do bees all 'hum' on the same note?

Subject: Why do bees all 'hum' on the same note?

Date: Thu May 13 08:02:50 2004
Posted by Carol
Grade level: nonaligned School: Cornell (staff)
City: Ithaca State/Province: NY Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 1084453370.Zo

Message:


Paul McCartney has noticed that when bees are out in large numbers, they all
"hum" on the same note.  (I am assuming that he is a good judge of what note
they're on.)  Paul's question, and mine, is why are they all on the same note,
or frequency?

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