On This Day in Science History - November 20 - Karl von Frisch and Bees

November 20^th is Karl von Frisch's birthday. Frisch was an Austrian biologist who investigated the behavior and senses of bees. He found bees can see in the ultraviolet spectrum of light and are sensitive to polarized light. He also determined the meaning of the 'wiggle dance' that bees perform to inform other bees the distance and direction to sources of pollen and nectar. His investigations into bee life would earn him part of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Medicine. This Prize was the first to deal with the interactive study of humans and animals and help gain recognition of social behavior as a biological science.

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