Bees have already proven they can count up to 4 and learn some basic arithmetic. Now new findings suggest they can compute even higher numbers — if they know they'll be penalized for the wrong answer.
Ah, the wee but mighty honeybee -- lauded more for its indefatigable work ethic than its ability to add and subtract. But the pollinator is smarter than its size suggests.
Bees have already proven they can count up to 4 and learn some basic arithmetic. Now new findings published in the Journal of Experimental Biology suggest they can compute even higher numbers -- if they know they'll be penalized for the wrong answer. Lead author Scarlett Howard trained 22 honeybees that were randomly collected from 25 hives in Toulouse, France. They were split into two groups and taught to enter a Y-shaped maze and choose between two options, one right and one wrong.
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