Bumble bees can apparently play with balls, count, recognize faces, & perceive rhythm. A new study out today in @science.org argues they can also solve novel tasks spontaneously without explicit training, challenging the idea that such cognitive skills are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates.😲🐝🧪👇
Problem-solving using novel solutions without explicit training is often considered a hallmark of cognitive flexibility. We investigated whether bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) could solve a novel obj...
1/4 Bumblebees can solve a task inspired by Köhler’s famous test with chimpanzees.
They had to reach an artificial “flower”, and to do so they had to integrate prior information about a ball that could be used to reach it.
(paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
by @olliloukola.bsky.social
"Our findings provide evidence that bumble bees can exhibit spontaneous problem-solving, challenging the notion that such advanced cognitive abilities are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates." 🧪
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Seems like Bumblebees have cool spontaneous problem-solving skills!
Study by @olliloukola.bsky.social & @akshayebhambore.bsky.social et al. at the University of @oulu.fi
#bumblebees #football #insect #insight
Simon Fisher
Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees.
Amazing work by the bees who were put in these puzzling situations by @akshayebhambore.bsky.social in the lab of @olliloukola.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A little bee meme for you 🐝⚽
When you solve the problem, but physics solves you.
Great to see our new study featured by NPR. Huge thanks to Ari Daniel Shapiro for the excellent and thoughtful write-up!
youtu.be/B77Hb2SKJZo?...
Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró)
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Scientists observe bumblebees rolling a ball underneath a flower to get sugar, showing complex problem-solving abilities.
Problem-solving using novel solutions without explicit training is often considered a hallmark of cognitive flexibility. We investigated whether bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) could solve a novel obj...
Problem-solving using novel solutions without explicit training is often considered a hallmark of cognitive flexibility. We investigated whether bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) could solve a novel obj...
