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This sketch illustrates the geometry necessary to calculate the radius of the detection area, r, within which a bee flying at a given height, h, will be able to detect a flower with diameter d, given a resolution of α ≥ 5° (α ≥ 15° for the color recognition area; r = radius of the circular detection area, sin α = visual angle subtended by the flower when the bee is situated at point e).
