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2019.169
Title
Black Bee-Keeper Suit with White Mesh Circles
Date(s)
- 2018 (Creation)
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Black polyurethane hooded full-body suit with integrated gloves and boots. It has circular cut-outs filled with white and steel mesh in the hood, back, front and legs of the suit. The hood has a large circular mesh filled section for the face. The gloves are blue and the boots are black. it fastens down the front of the torso with a black zip.
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Materials: polyurethane, steel mesh
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This was sold as a suit for beekeeping, however most beekeeping clothing is white because bees have evolved to protect themselves from predatory animals which are predominantly dark in tone. Bees are thought to become defensive and attacking if they perceive dark coloured animals approaching, this risk is reduced by wearing white.