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Two interesting pieces of research on bee learning and culture

Started By OhNoNotAgain , Mar 11 2023 12:10 PM

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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted March 11 2023 - 12:10 PM

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1. Scientists look at how much honeybees innately know vs. learn from other honeybees about their dances:

 

https://www.sciencea...gle-dance-moves

 

2. Bumblebees learn from other bumblebees how to solve a particular puzzle:

 

https://www.npr.org/...ow-its-possible


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Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive)

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and californicus (inactive)

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.

#2 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted March 12 2023 - 5:15 AM

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Interesting! Thanks.


#3 Offline Flu1d - Posted April 2 2023 - 12:24 PM

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Here comes their next evolution!
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