Photo by Pixabay via Pexels
Bumblebees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 82C56? A@==:?2E@CD 2C6 23=6 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^``^`a^D4:6?E:DED\5:D4@G6C\E92E\3F>3=6366D\42?\=62C?\>@CD6\4@56^QmD@=G6 AFKK=6D DA@?E2?6@FD=Jk^2m — 56DA:E6 92G:?8 E:?J 3C2:?D[ D4:6?E:DED D2J]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ab^`_^_d^C6D62C49\C6G62=D\3F>3=6366D\4@>32E\D<:==D\282:?DE\2D:2?\9@C?6ED^QmqF>3=6366Dk^2m H6C6 23=6 E@ 4@>A=6E6 D6G6C2= ?6H @3;64E\>2?:AF=2E:@? E2D<D :? 2 D6C:6D @7 8C@F?53C62<:?8 6IA6C:>6?ED]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm#6D62C496CD D2J E92E H92E >256 E96 366DV 3692G:@C Q6DA64:2==J C6>2C<23=6Q :D E92E E96J 925 ?6G6C 366? EC2:?65]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 7:?5:?8D[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D4:6?46]@C8^Qm;@FC?2= $4:6?46k^2m[ 492==6?86 E96 =@?8\DE2?5:?8 2DDF>AE:@? E92E DA@?E2?6@FD AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8 :D C6DEC:4E65 E@ 9F>2?D 2?5 @E96C =2C86\3C2:?65 G6CE63C2E6D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm|@C6 E92? `__ J62CD 28@[ ADJ49@=@8:DE (@=782?8 zö9=6C 7:CDE D9@H65 E92E 49:>AD 4@F=5 D@=G6 ?@G6= AC@3=6>D 3J DF556?=J 4@>3:?:?8 @3;64ED :? ?6H H2JD[ DF49 2D DE24<:?8 3@I6D E@ C6249 2? @FE\@7\C6249 32?2?2]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 6IA6C:>6?ED 3642>6 D@>6 @7 E96 62C=:6DE 2?5 >@DE :?7=F6?E:2= 56>@?DEC2E:@?D @7 :?D:89E 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ab^_b^_g^3F>3=6366D\=62C?\E@\D@=G6\AC@3=6>D\3J\H2E49:?8\6249\@E96C^QmDA@?E2?6@FD AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8k^2m :? 2?:>2=D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm}@H[ C6D62C496CD :? u:?=2?5 92G6 C6A@CE65 QDEC:<:?8=J D:>:=2CQ AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8 23:=:E:6D :? 3F>3=6366D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 366D D@=G65 2 4@>A=6E6=J ?@G6= @3;64E\>2?:AF=2E:@? E2D< H:E9@FE 36:?8 EC2:?65 @? E96 D@=FE:@? :ED6=7]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 366D 7:CDE =62C?65 E92E 2 3=F6 2CE:7:4:2= 7=@H6C D:8?2=65 C6H2C5]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmsFC:?8 E96 E6DE[ E96 7=@H6C H2D >@G65 E@ E96 46:=:?8 @7 2 EC2?DA2C6?E 2C6?2[ @FE @7 C6249]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%@ 2446DD :E[ E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_c^a_^496>:42=\:?\:?D64E\C6A6==6?ED\:>A2:CD\366D\23:=:EJ\E@\7:?5\H2J\9@>6^Qm366Dk^2m 925 E@ DA@?E2?6@FD=J 86?6C2E6 2 ?6H D@=FE:@? 3J >@G:?8 2 32== F?56C?62E9 E96 7=@H6C 2?5 4=:>3:?8 @?E@ :E[ 2 3692G:@C2= D6BF6?46 E96J 925 ?6G6C AC6G:@FD=J 6?4@F?E6C65 @C 366? EC2:?65 E@ A6C7@C>]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J D6?:@C 2FE9@C sC] ~==: {@F<@=2 D2:5i “%9:D :D 6DD6?E:2==J 2? :?D64E G6CD:@? @7 E96 4=2DD:4 ‘3@I\2?5\32?2?2’ AC@3=6>]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“%96 2?:>2= >FDE C62=:K6 E92E 2? @3;64E 42? 36 C6A@D:E:@?65 2?5 E96? FD65 2D 2 E@@= E@ C6249 2? @E96CH:D6 :?2446DD:3=6 8@2=]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ(92E DE2?5D @FE 23@FE E96 C6DF=E :D E92E E9:D <:?5 @7 DA@?E2?6@FD AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8 :D ?@H 56>@?DEC2E65 :? 2? :?D64E]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J =625 2FE9@C p<D92J6 q92>3@C6 D2:5i “(92E >2<6D E9:D 3692G:@C 6DA64:2==J C6>2C<23=6 :D E92E E96 366D 925 ?6G6C 366? EC2:?65 E@ C@== E96 32==]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%9:D H2D 2 4@>A=6E6=J ?6H 492==6?86]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ%96:C 3692G:@C 2AA62C65 8@2=\5:C64E65 H:E9 DF446DD7F= :?5:G:5F2=D D9@H:?8 >@C6 5:C64E65 >@G6>6?E A2EE6C?D]Qk^Am
Photo by Markus Spiske via Pexels
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 D2:5 E96 366D H6C6 ?@E EC2:?65 E@ >@G6 E96 32== F?56C?62E9 E96 7=@H6C]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmx?DE625[ E96J @?=J =62C?65 EH@ D6A2C2E6 A:646D @7 :?7@C>2E:@? 367@C692?5i E92E E96 3=F6 2CE:7:4:2= 7=@H6C 4@?E2:?65 C6H2C5[ 2?5 E92E E96 32== H2D 2 >@G23=6[ ?@?E9C62E6?:?8 @3;64E]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm(96? E6DE65 :? 2 4@>A=6E6=J ?6H D:EF2E:@?[ >2?J 366D FD65 E96:C AC:@C 6IA6C:6?46 H:E9 E96 7=@H6C 2?5 E96 >@G23=6 32== :? 2 H2J E92E H6?E 36J@?5 E96 3692G:@CD E96J 925 366? EC2:?65 E@ A6C7@C>]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm{@F<@=2 D2:5i “p?@E96C :>A@CE2?E 2DA64E :D E92E @FC 366D H6C6 7F==J ?2:G6]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“x? >2?J AC6G:@FD DEF5:6D @7 :?D:89E\=:<6 AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8[ E96 2?:>2=D 92G6 925 6IE6?D:G6 6IA6C:6?46 H:E9 @3;64ED[ E6DE 6?G:C@?>6?ED[ @C @E96C AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8 E2D<D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQw6C6[ E96 366D 925 ?6G6C 366? EC2:?65 E@ FD6 E96 32== E@ C6249 E96 7=@H6C[ 2?5 E96J 925 ?@ AC6G:@FD 6IA6C:6?46 H:E9 E9:D <:?5 @7 D@=FE:@?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ(6 2=D@ 56D:8?65 E96 6IA6C:>6?ED E@ CF=6 @FE D:>A=6C 6IA=2?2E:@?D DF49 2D 244:56?E2= DF446DD[ A=2J 3692G:@C[ EC:2=\2?5\6CC@C =62C?:?8[ @C 5:C64E G:DF2= 8F:52?46]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 u:??:D9 C6D62C49 E62> 56D:8?65 D6G6C2= 4@?EC@= 6IA6C:>6?ED E@ CF=6 @FE D:>A=6C 6IA=2?2E:@?D 32D65 @? 244:56?E2= D@=G6 @C 5:C64E G:DF2= 8F:52?46]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmx? E96 >@C6 56>2?5:?8 E2D<D[ E96 7=@H6C H2D 9:556? 7C@> E96 366D H9:=6 E96J >@G65 E96 32==[ DE@AA:?8 E96> 7C@> D:>A=J DE66C:?8 E@H2C5 2 G:D:3=6 E2C86E]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmtG6? F?56C E9@D6 4@?5:E:@?D[ 366D DE:== DF446DD7F==J >@G65 E96 32== E@ E96 4@CC64E =@42E:@?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmq92>3@C6[ 2 5@4E@C2= C6D62C496C 2E E96 k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]@F=F]7:^Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 ~F=Fk^2m[ D2:5i “qJ 2?2=JK:?8 E96 366D’ 3692G:@C 24C@DD F?FDF2==J DEC:?86?E 4@?EC@= 6IA6C:>6?ED[ H6 4@F=5 D9@H E92E E96J H6C6 ?@E D:>A=J C624E:?8 E@ G:DF2= DE:>F=: @C >@G:?8 E96 32== C2?5@>=J]Qk^Am
Photo by Vaidas Vaiciulis via Pexels
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J 4@\2FE9@C t46 }FC p<>6Å6[ 7C@> E96 k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]96=D:?<:]7:^Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 w6=D:?<:k^2m[ D2:5i “~?6 >@>6?E E96 2?:>2= :D 6IA=@C:?8 D66>:?8=J H:E9@FE 5:C64E:@?[ 2?5 E96 ?6IE :E A6C7@C>D 2 9:89=J 677:4:6?E D6BF6?46 @7 24E:@?D =625:?8 5:C64E=J E@ E96 D@=FE:@?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“(2E49:?8 E96 366D D@=G:?8 E96 E2D< H2D 86?F:?6=J 72D4:?2E:?8]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 DEF5J 3F:=5D @? 8C@H:?8 6G:56?46 E92E 366D A@DD6DD DFCAC:D:?8=J D@A9:DE:42E65 4@8?:E:G6 23:=:E:6D 56DA:E6 E96:C E:?J 3C2:?D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm!C6G:@FD C6D62C49 92D D9@H? E92E 366D 42? D@4:2==J =62C? E@@= FD6[ D@=G6 AFKK=6\=:<6 E2D<D[ 4@@A6C2E6 H:E9 @?6 2?@E96C[ 2?5 7=6I:3=J 252AE E96:C 3692G:@C]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw@H6G6C[ E96 C6D62C496CD D2J E92E E96:C 7:?5:?8D 5@?VE :>A=J 9F>2?\=:<6 C62D@?:?8 @C 4@?D4:@FD?6DD :? :?D64ED]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm{@F<@=2[ 4FCC6?E=J H@C<:?8 2D 2 D6?:@C C6D62C496C 2E E96 k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]FEF]7:^Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 %FC<Fk^2m[ D2:5i “(6 2C6 ?@E 4=2:>:?8 E92E 366D E9:?< =:<6 9F>2?D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“qFE @FC 7:?5:?8D D9@H E92E >:?:2EFC6 3C2:?D 42? 86?6C2E6 7=6I:3=6 D@=FE:@?D E@ ?@G6= AC@3=6>D :? H2JD H6 2C6 @?=J 368:??:?8 E@ F?56CDE2?5]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 D2JD E96 =2E6DE 7:?5:?8D DF886DE E92E DA@?E2?6@FD[ 8@2=\5:C64E65 AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8 42? 6>6C86 :? 2?:>2=D H:E9 3C2:?D G2DE=J D>2==6C E92? E9@D6 @7 G6CE63C2E6D EC25:E:@?2==J DEF5:65 :? :?D:89E C6D62C49]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm{@F<@=2 25565i “u@C @G6C 2 46?EFCJ[ DA@?E2?6@FD @3;64E\32D65 AC@3=6>\D@=G:?8 92D >@DE=J 366? DEF5:65 :? G6CE63C2E6D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“~FC DEF5J DF886DED :?D64ED >2J 36=@?8 :? E92E 4@?G6CD2E:@? E@@]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.