Dissipation of Heat in a Bee Hive (image)

Tufts University

Caption

The top panel depicts the experimental hive. It shows that the high heat area, colored red, grew within three minutes of cooling and disappeared within nine minutes. The bottom panel shows how the control panel gradually dissipated heat. There, heat persisted after 18 minutes of cooling.

Credit

Rachael E. Bonoan, Tufts University

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