Karl von Frisch (1886–1982)

Excellent book. Many experiments proving or disproving our understanding of how a bee smells, sees, orients, grows, works, etc. good black and white photos. Very informative.

Very interesting read. Unlike most bee books I've read this doesn't tell you anything about how to keep bees. But it does provide a wealth of information about how bees and bee colonies work, and how this information was tested and learnt. The lively use of language makes what would have appeared a dry subject very readable.

Von Frisch was honored, with a Nobel Prize I believe, for his discovery of the language employed by bees. This classic from 1949 is a study of various aspects of the animal world, particularly behavior, and how they relate to human beings. Well-written and interesting, but kind of fits between general interest and research material for the college biology student.