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The mind of the bee.
Presented by Lars Chittka
Bees have a diverse instinctual repertoire that allows the functioning of the beehive like a smoothly oiled factory, with different workers specialising in comb construction, climate control system, defence and foraging for nectar and pollen. However, the richness of bees’ instincts has traditionally been contrasted with the notion that bees’ small brains allow little behavioural flexibility and learning behaviour. This view has been entirely overturned in recent years, when it was discovered that bees display abilities such as counting, attention, simple tool use, learning by observation and metacognition (knowing their own knowledge). There is now suggestive evidence that bees might have a form of consciousness, with a rich library of autobiographical memories, emotional states, the possibility of planning at least for the immediate future and solving problems by thinking rather than trial and error. This may have profound implications for research ethics and pollinator conservation.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EB4CJrAGnA0
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