> and honey bees clearly do this.

FALSE - for now, this is still pure speculation, little more than anthropomorphization.

How do you, therefore, account for the fact that when we move a beehive, the bees clearly look for it where it was? Where does the information of the previous location of the hive reside, which they are obviously comparing to what they are seeing now? 

It seems pretty clear that they have a memory of what the hive and its surrounding looked like, they are comparing it to what they see now. They are seeing a very clear difference between the actual vs. and what they remember and expect. 

What do you call this, if not a mental image? A coincidence? Further, they have the capacity to form mental maps covering many square miles, as well as the ability to interpret this information even when it varies due to weather or landscape changes.

By the way, it's easy to get bogged down in definitions. I am not speculating but attempting to describe and explain an actual thing.

PLB

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