Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees

From Bhambore et al. , in the June 4 issue of Science Magazine: Editor’s summary Recent research has revealed that bumble bees are much more cognitively advanced than previously thought: They play with balls, count, recognize faces, and even feel rhythm. However, it has not been shown that they could achieve one of the highest peaks of cognitive performance: the ability to spontaneously solve a…