So Close to Extraterrestrial You Wouldn't Bee Leave it

Laurance Doyle of the SETI Institute has recently drawn the parallel that bees can have the same characteristics of extraterrestrial life. She considers intelligence to be "a communication system, advanced tool use, and astronomy. Although we in Physics 103 define it as the ability to send and receive radio signals, Doyle's way of describing intelligence would also seem correct. Bees are able to navigate other bees to pollen by using an angle aligned with the sun. Bees are also able to built perfect hexagons within the hive and can communicate with one another. Doyle believes that learning how other species on earth are intelligent will help us better prepare for meeting Extra Terrestrial Intelligence.

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