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After the success of Les Routes du Miel (2015), photographer Éric Tourneret and Sylla de Saint Pierre return with a great specialist in bee biology, Jürgen Tautz (L'étonnante abeille chez de Boeck), to offer a superb opus on The Genius of Bees.
With stunning new photos taken in the heart of the colony, in France and around the world, as well as in the laboratory, backed by a text that will be a landmark in terms of the quality of its writing and its documentary solidity, rich in fascinating information. We discover how the "super-organism" colony is organized in terms of communication, democracy and decision-making, how it works to fight against diseases or how bees adapt to events and regulate the temperature. We learn how they operate to choose the queen, what epigenetic transformation can occur or what is the true nature of nuptial flight, the silent call of flowers, the alchemy of nectar, the importance of fragrances and royal perfume, how the taste of salt is found at the end of the legs, the role of scouts or what is the function of the compound eye... We understand the impact of architecture on communication and that of empty rooms within the honeycomb, the existence of a bee web, the multiplicity of languages and the reasons for the colony's breath, their incredible cognitive capacities and their four memories, the conditions of colonizing swarming and the secrets of genetics.
A reference work in the form of a sequel to the bestseller Les Routes du Miel and already translated into several languages. A reissue in a smaller, lighter format, renewed quality and a very attractive price!