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Bumblebees can teach each other how to open a puzzle box

7 March 2023

When researchers taught a bumblebee to push a lever for a reward, the knowledge spread through its colony, hinting that these insects have a kind of minimal culture
A bee by a flower

Bees can pass a simple maths test but they might just be cheating

6 February 2019

A test appears to show that honeybees can do arithmetic, but there may be a simpler explanation for their success

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