A new Science study shows that bumble bees can position a ball underneath a fake “flower” to reach a reward, suggesting they can exhibit spontaneous problem-solving and challenging the notion that such advanced cognitive abilities are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates. https://scim.ag/4vs08dC

A little bee meme for you 🐝⚽ When you solve the problem, but physics solves you.

Bumble bees can apparently play with balls, count, recognize faces, & perceive rhythm. A new study out today in @science.org argues they can also solve novel tasks spontaneously without explicit training, challenging the idea that such cognitive skills are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates.😲🐝🧪👇

Great to see our new study featured by NPR. Huge thanks to Ari Daniel Shapiro for the excellent and thoughtful write-up!

1/4 Bumblebees can solve a task inspired by Köhler’s famous test with chimpanzees. They had to reach an artificial “flower”, and to do so they had to integrate prior information about a ball that could be used to reach it. (paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... by @olliloukola.bsky.social

Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees. Amazing work by the bees who were put in these puzzling situations by @akshayebhambore.bsky.social in the lab of @olliloukola.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"Our findings provide evidence that bumble bees can exhibit spontaneous problem-solving, challenging the notion that such advanced cognitive abilities are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates." 🧪

Seems like Bumblebees have cool spontaneous problem-solving skills! Study by @olliloukola.bsky.social & @akshayebhambore.bsky.social et al. at the University of @oulu.fi #bumblebees #football #insect #insight

Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Our new paper is out in Behavioral Ecology! 🐿️🧠 Huge thanks to Pizza Chow and Cwyn Solvi for the great collaboration! We show that interactions with humans (and dogs) can shape problem-solving in urban squirrels, highlighting how wildlife cognition is influenced by anthropogenic environments.

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