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Found while foraging (April 2, 2013)

02 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by sedeer in Foraging

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It’s certainly been too long since my last Found while foraging!  Since I haven’t been posting as frequently as I’d like, I’ve preferred to post about scientific topics when I had a chance to post.  In the meantime, I’ve let my collection of links grow…so I decided to start the week with a Found while foraging and hopefully end it with a “proper” post.  Anyway, here’s what I’ve come across in the last couple of months — hopefully it’s not an overwhelming collection!  As always, feel free to add more links in the comments.
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Thinking bees and the concept of “sameness”

22 Wednesday Feb 2012

Posted by sedeer in Hymenoptera, Insects, Mind

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animals, bees, biology, Cognition, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Learning, Popular science, science

Bee on Zinnia blossomThe ability to categorize objects or experiences as “the same” or “different” has generally been considered a relatively advanced cognitive capacity relegated solely to vertebrates (or perhaps even primates).  However, in a study published in 2001, researchers found that honeybees are able to conceive of sameness and difference, showing that the capacity to make these abstract conceptual distinctions is more widespread than we had believed.

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