Table 2.
Mean search times for flowers of different colors and sizes
| Color | N of bees | 28-mm diameter
|
15-mm
diameter
|
8-mm diameter
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search time, s | SE | Search time, s | SE | Search time, s | SE | ||
| UV-absorbing white | 9 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 26.2 | 4.9 |
| Blue | 6 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 44.4 | 9.3 |
| Yellow | 5 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 45.0 | 11.9 |
| Lemon | 5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 5.0 |
| Turquoise | 7 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 31.1 | 5.5 | 46.1 | 11.4 |
| Red | 9 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 29.2 | 4.4 | 42.3 | 8.1 |
| UV-reflecting white | 5 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 28.7 | 9.3 | 41.8 | 7.0 |
Time was measured from leaving the first flower to landing on the second flower.