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New research has uncovered that stressed bees tend to make negative decisions and lose their usual enthusiasm for life. Scientists at Newcastle University in the UK have discovered that bumblebees exhibit emotional responses to adverse events, similar to humans.
The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, reveals that bees lower their expectations of rewards when they are under stress, affecting how they interact with and pollinate flowers.
In an experiment, researchers
After learning these associations, some groups of bees were subjected to a simulated predator attack while another group experienced no external stress.
The bees that had been attacked were less likely to interpret ambiguous colors as signaling high rewards compared to
2024-10-08 19:15:02
Article from phys.org
