Imagine That a Researcher Sets Up a Tunnel Through Which

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Imagine that a researcher sets up a tunnel through which a bee needs to fly in order to find a sucrose feeder. The inside of the tunnel is lined with a two-inch square black-and-white checker pattern. After the bee is accustomed to foraging here, the researchers do a test in which the tunnel is lined with an (otherwise identical) three-inch square black-and-white checker pattern, and the feeder is removed. Based on what you know about honeybee navigation, predict how the bee will likely behave.

• A) It will search for food closer to the hive than the location of the original feeder.
• B) It will search for food farther from the hive than the location of the original feeder.
• C) It will search for food at approximately the distance of the location of the original feeder.
• D) It will just keep flying through the tunnel without searching for food.
• E) It will remain at the hive due to the unfamiliar stimulus.

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