Table 2.
The minimum voltage on a disk 1 cm away from a bumblebee required to produce a mechanical response (Umin), the electric field corresponding to this voltage (Emin), and the axial distance from a 30-V disk at which electric field strength is equal to this value (Dmax)
| Charged | Uncharged | |||
| Quantity | Hair | Antenna | Hair | Antenna |
| Vmin at resonance, V | 0.025 | 0.5 | 0.025 | 20 |
| Vmin off resonance, V | 2 | 10 | 400 | 360 |
| Emin at resonance, V·m−1 | 0.77 | 15 | 0.77 | 612 |
| Emin off resonance, m−1 | 61 | 306 | 12,249 | 11,024 |
| Dmax at resonance, cm | 55 | 13 | 55 | 1.6 |
| Dmax off resonance, cm | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |