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Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland have successfully recorded cooperative behavior among bees outside their hives. The research also sheds light on the evolution of social intelligence in other animal species. It inspires us to look at the world beyond humans.
Bees are the hardest-working creatures we know. We have also heard tales of how they work towards the colony’s cause and are important to ecosystems as pollinators. However, we have always believed that bees have been naturally programmed to perform actions that benefit the colony.
A new research study under the guidance of Olli Loukola, a behavioral ecologist and an associate professor at the University of Oulu, has now shown that bees don’t just follow orders but can adapt to situations …