ML139308
honey bee Apis mellifera
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Media notes
Subject 1: honey bee (Apis mellifera). Subtitle: Bee wingbeat FX. Timecode In: 00:00:15. Timecode out: 00:25:30. Subject 2: honey bee (Apis mellifera). Subtitle: Bee hive ambi. Timecode In: 00:26:39. Timecode out: 01:03:56. Equipment Notes: Stereo=1; Decoded MS stereo using Neumann KMR 81 and Schoeps MK 8 bi-directional mics; Omnis. NPR/NGS RADIO EXPEDITIONS Bees DAT 6 September 26, 1996 mike 1, 2, and then 3 bees and Omnis in hive CT = Chuck Thompson SB = Steve Buchman KMR 81 Neumann on top for the center hypercardoid, using Shoeps bi¬directional for my sides information. 1:18 SB -We are in the basement, Carl Hayden Bee Lab, Hayward's acoustical chamber, and we have one European honeybee, a female, in a small aluminum cage. We are going to try and get her to fly, and record single bee wing be. sounds. 1:55 2:46 3:11 3:16 3:42 4:16 4:39 5:39 G 6:53-8:48 8:50 SB -She is wearing out. I like the flight frequency. It's good. Really good, powerful flight. The only thing was hitting the light. 10:12-10:19, 10:33-11:44 a different bee, louder than first one. occasional tinny sound -bee hitting light bulb 12:18-2 bees 13:35-15:02 3 bees 15:43-16:27 -one bee 17:54-18:23 bee, with SB holding leg with a forceps VG 18:59-19:27 bee G 19:38-19:56 bees, 22:52, 23:37 25:16 STOP DOWN 26:42(@37:41, 1 second shut down, 1:03:02 bee hits mike hard) ¬two mikes in a hive, machine hum (?) faint in bg END OF DAT 1:03:55.
Additional species
- honey bee Apis mellifera
Technical information
- Recorder
- SONY TCD-D7
- Microphone
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 4 May 2005 - Ben Brotman
- Digitized
- 4 May 2005 - Ben Brotman
- Edited
- 4 May 2005 - Ben Brotman