Quran’s scientific miracle in stating that -bees navigate only because of the divine inspiration - By: mohamad massarweh

 

Quran’s scientific miracle in stating that “bees navigate only because of the divine inspiration “

By: mohamad massarweh 

Quran says

" Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." 16:69

How do bees find their way back to their  hive ? Is one from the  amazing things in  the world of insects. Each day, forager honeybees may visit about 2,000 flowers for collecting pollen and nectar, doing overall flight of more than one kilometer. Despite the huge distance honeybees always find their way back accurately. It was thought that honeybees use the sun for navigation.  But later findings pointed out for something else .In order to  track the flight course,a group of researchers attached transponders to honeybees’ back. Then they divided them for two groups ,one group was disorientated  by exposure to  a general anesthetic for six hours while the second  group was not anesthetized. The researchers found that after releasing the bees 400 meters away from their hive. The disoriented  bees returned to the hive with a similar speed and accuracy of non-disorientated ones, suggesting use of "mental maps"  by honeybees in which they recognize landmarks such as hedgerows and other, smaller features.  Studies revealed that bees ,similarly to  vertebrates and mammals, express EGr gene which is involved  in  learning and memorizing . But that can not be the reason for honeybees׳ cognitive abilities nor their spatial  memory, since their brain is so tiny to accommodate and analyze the huge visual and  spatial data needed for finding the way back. (and follow the ways of your Lord 

laid down) [for you]

References 

‏http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/27637747

 

‏http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/how-does-honey-bee-find-its-way-home

‏http://m.pnas.org/content/111/24/8949