Electroreception

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Botanismi - Where Plants Meet Humans

Giacomo Bagni / Veronica Lugaro / Sole Calbi

3 episodes

1 month ago

Botanismi is a gentle journey into the world of plants. An attempt to weave our human experiences with the green world that surrounds us and that we often forget about in our busy animal lives.

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Botanismi is a gentle journey into the world of plants. An attempt to weave our human experiences with the green world that surrounds us and that we often forget about in our busy animal lives.

Nature

Science

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Electroreception

Botanismi - Where Plants Meet Humans

6 minutes

1 month ago

Electroreception

In this episode of Botanismi, we explore electroreception—the mysterious way insects detect electric fields. From the faint hum of wings to the pull of a flower, discover how bees navigate a world charged with signals we can’t see.

Written, recorded, and produced by Giacomo Bagni (@giaccoxxx) and Veronica Lugaro (@veronicalugaro_prie).
Scientific content by Sole Calbi (@msole_calbi).
Created as part of the Urban Bees project by Alle Ortiche (@alleortiche), supported by Fondazione Carige through the “+ Api. Oasi Fiorite per la Biodiversità” grant.
Sound design by Giacomo Bagni and Veronica Lugaro.
Intro/outro music: Jumbel by Blue Dot Sessions.
Cover art: adapted from a photo courtesy of the British Library (10.Tab.40).

Sounds: Bee recorded individually | Margot by felix.blume — https://freesound.org/s/588463/

Bibliography:
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-world-of-electrostatic-ecology-20240930/