Bee see, bee do

Bumblebees can learn complex tasks by observing their fellow bees, scientists said in a new study published in Nature.

Researchers long thought only humans were capable of such advanced social learning, but during the study, bees who struggled to solve a two-step puzzle on their own could do so after watching a “demonstrator” bee trained by the researchers. Scientists now want to explore whether there is cumulative culture in the world of bees.