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As bees showed Caffeine Addiction

October 16, 2015 Last Updated 14:53 clock in TSB

An unusual experiment revealed that the bees attracted and also "addicted" to caffeine in the nectar of the plant.

Many plants produce caffeine, especially in its naturally bitter leaves as a deterrent against insects plant as caterpillars eat.

But here, the lead researcher Margaret Couvillon explains how bees trained caffeinated nectar showed his natural dependence.

All images courtesy of Roger Schürch, Margaret Couvillon and Hasan Al Toufailia

Video Producer: Victoria Gill

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