New in @jexpbiol.bsky.social: bumblebees quickly learn to avoid flower colors paired with electric shock or salty water. But the memories don't fade equally—bees hold onto the shock association longer.
This suggests they may treat a potentially harmful cue differently from a merely unpleasant one.
Summary: Bumblebees rapidly learn to avoid aversive stimuli and remain flexible when an unpleasant taste is used as reinforcer, but a nociceptive stimulus reinforces avoidance behaviour such that beha...
