Interesting Article in New Scientist

[simoncav]

There's a great four-page article in the 24/11/12 issue of New Scientist looking into the mental capacity of bees and how it's making other scientist re-think what "animal intelligence" actually means.

You can view the article here http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/bee-haviour/1 and click on the link called "Hive minds: Honeybee intelligence creates a buzz".

You might have to register (it's free), but there are quite a number of other articles on bees you can browse once there.

 

[Finman]

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The extraordinary mental feats of bees are forcing us to rethink what we thought we knew about intelligence"

It is not rare that animals defence their nest. Rethink what?

 

[For want of a better word]

Rethink what?

Pacifism?

 

[Summerslease]

There's a copy in 'What did you do in the apiary today' thread.