The Unbeeslievable Mind of Bumble Bees For too long, humans have assumed that complex thought and innovative problem solving are unique to large brained vertebrates like ourselves.
However, a recent study published in Science by researchers from Finland's University of Oulu, Helsinki, and Turku has challenged this notion.
Bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) were presented with a novel problem: reaching a hidden reward on a blue artificial flower placed out of reach on a transparent arena's ceiling.