Bees can learn to use a tool by observing others

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/aaft-bcl022117.php

Public Release: 23-Feb-2017
Bees can learn to use a tool by observing others
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Simply by watching other bees, bumblebees can learn to use a novel tool to obtain a reward, a new study reveals. The results demonstrate the capacity of bees to learn how to solve a complex, goal-directed problem, and even improve upon the original process -- a capability long-known possible in humans, primates, marine mammals and birds, and here extended to invertebrates.

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