bumblebees

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bumblebees > solve complex puzzles

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Several studies here uncovered that bumblebees seem to contain abilities that absolutely nobody expected. Abilities that can even be described as shocking. From solving very complex puzzles that even some really complex animals cannot solve to even surviving underwater for a very very long time.

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bumblebees > capable of much more than we ever imagined

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And so here, bumblebees are now proving to us that a brain size, even if it's really small, size of a poppy seed, is actually capable of so much more than we ever imagined.

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bumblebees > cumulative culture

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And so in the study published in Nature, researchers used a kind of a two-step puzzle box...And well, first of all, right away, once observed, the bumblebees were able to easily do this themselves and reach the treat every single time.

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bumblebees > other naive bees

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the members that learned how to do this were then able to teach their partners how to do all of this step by step.

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bumblebees > awareness of others

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they would actually wait for their partner to arrive before even starting the task...indicates a lot of awareness and especially awareness of others and even their capabilities.

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bumblebees > underwater

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one of the most shocking discoveries...in their ability to survive underwater...Canadian researchers were actually studying hibernation in various types of bumblebees.

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bumblebees > underground

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in most cases, bumblebees hibernate underground in various burrows.

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bumblebees > incredible things

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in just the last few years, researchers discovered that bumblebees are actually able to do some really incredible things... from solving very complex puzzles that even some really complex animals cannot solve to even surviving underwater for a very very long time.

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bumblebees > cumulative culture

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But turns out that these little guys are capable of this as well, which was of course the main discovery in this study. And so in the study published in Nature, researchers used a kind of a two-step puzzle box...

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bumblebees > underwater

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Thus, it was assumed that they drowned. Yet, surprisingly, they were not dead. And all of them survived just fine.

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bumblebees > complex and intelligent animals

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But just the fact that these animals are so complex and so intelligent, and just the fact that they're not just biological robots or pollinators already makes them so much more fascinating.

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bumblebees > incredible abilities

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Several studies here uncovered that bumblebees seem to contain abilities that absolutely nobody expected. Abilities that can even be described as shocking.

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bumblebees > complex puzzles

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From solving very complex puzzles that even some really complex animals cannot solve to even surviving underwater for a very very long time.

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bumblebees > ability

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the most shocking discoveries from the last few months is in their ability to survive underwater. And well, in this case, this was once again discovered completely by accident...

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bumblebees > survival event

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the researcher assumed that the bumblebees would probably be dead. Since they were submerged for several days, it was assumed that they drowned. Yet, surprisingly, they were not dead.

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bumblebees > underwater respiration

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the fact that they also do breathe underwater or basically they use respiration and are able to extract oxygen from the water itself.

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bumblebees > underground in various burrows

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And that's because in most cases, bumblebees hibernate underground in various burrows.

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bumblebees > habitat loss and pesticides

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Yet, we know that bumblebees are very, very successful and seem to exist in almost all locations on the planet. But currently, bumblebees actually are in a state of decline. They seem to face threats from habitat loss and pesticides that are known to affect their memory, brain function, and the ability to create a successful colony.

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bumblebees > social animals

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But just the fact that these animals are so complex and so intelligent, and just the fact that they're not just biological robots or pollinators already makes them so much more fascinating because here, a lot of these recent studies present bumblebees as very social, very intelligent animals that even seem to possess their own culture.