PLoS Biol October 2016 PMID 27701411

Associative Mechanisms Allow for Social Learning and Cultural Transmission of String Pulling in an Insect.

Sylvain Alem, Clint J Perry, Xingfu Zhu, Olli J Loukola, Thomas Ingraham, Eirik Søvik, Lars Chittka

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Overall, the discussions demonstrate strong agreement and curiosity, with comments referencing prior research on social learning in bees and expressing fascination with the ability of insects to transmit learned behaviors, using words like 'striking' and phrases like 'pretty remarkable' to convey enthusiasm and significance of the findings.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions recognize and support the findings about social learning and cultural transmission in bees, suggesting general agreement with the article's conclusions.

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Posts show high interest, often noting the fascinating nature of bees learning behaviors like string pulling and transmitting skills across generations.

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While some posts highlight the significance of understanding insect cognition, the overall perceived impact remains moderate, emphasizing scientific curiosity rather than immediate societal change.

Abstract in brief

  • Social insects, like bumblebees, use simple associative and trial-and-error learning mechanisms to acquire complex behaviors, such as string pulling, which can be transmitted culturally within their colonies.
  • Most bees learned the string-pulling task through training or by observing trained individuals, indicating that social learning plays a key role in spreading new skills without needing advanced cognition like insight.
  • The rapid spread and multigeneration transmission of this skill in colonies suggest that basic learning tools are sufficient for cultural transmission of behaviors, highlighting that complex culture can arise from simple, evolutionarily ancient mechanisms.]

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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

@VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp

Apr 7, 2024 · 112 likes · 3 shares · 7,373 followers View post →
Nonia Pariente
@npariente · X

Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR

May 24, 2020 · 45 likes · 6 shares · 4,567 followers View post →
Tay
@BioTay · X

14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y lo aprendido puede acabar llegando a generaciones posteriores que nunca conocieron a la abeja que lo descubrió (paper, 2016) https://t.co/sA0HT2FTjY https://t.co/JcBoQXUQwi

May 14, 2022 · 30 likes · 5 shares · 20,395 followers View post →
Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

@juanseapi @QM_SBCS @QM_Psych More background is here: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp

Apr 11, 2021 · 24 likes · 3 shares · 7,373 followers View post →
Javier Salas
@javisalas · X

En otro trabajo reciente, los abejorros no solo aprendían a usar una cuerda para alcanzar una 'flor', sino que eran capaces de difundir esa habilidad por toda la colmena incluso en ausencia del primero que aprendió a hacerlo https://t.co/hdfSuJT052 https://t.co/eE4ovlxhhh

Feb 21, 2020 · 20 likes · 5 shares · 33,008 followers View post →
Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

@Dendron2021 We have done quite a bit of work on this topic in bumblebees; see e.g. here https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp

Apr 7, 2024 · 15 likes · 1 share · 7,373 followers View post →

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RT @LChittka: @VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https:…

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PunishedBlu
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RT @LChittka: @Dendron2021 We have done quite a bit of work on this topic in bumblebees; see e.g. here https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp

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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

@Dendron2021 We have done quite a bit of work on this topic in bumblebees; see e.g. here https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp

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RT @LChittka: @VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https:…

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barry goldman
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RT @LChittka: @VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https:…

Apr 7, 2024 · 3 shares · 695 followers View post →
Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

@VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp

Apr 7, 2024 · 112 likes · 3 shares · 7,373 followers View post →
William McNeill
@DrWESMcNeill · X

RT @pgodfreysmith: I'd missed this one, from early last year -- https://t.co/yy6AF4yFQ9 Pretty striking. (It's not the first finding of so…

Jan 10, 2024 · 3 shares · 505 followers View post →
Sergi Valverde
@svalver · X

RT @pgodfreysmith: I'd missed this one, from early last year -- https://t.co/yy6AF4yFQ9 Pretty striking. (It's not the first finding of so…

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jan verpooten
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RT @pgodfreysmith: I'd missed this one, from early last year -- https://t.co/yy6AF4yFQ9 Pretty striking. (It's not the first finding of so…

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Peter Godfrey-Smith
@pgodfreysmith · X

I'd missed this one, from early last year -- https://t.co/yy6AF4yFQ9 Pretty striking. (It's not the first finding of social learning in bees - https://t.co/FYfNR8EpGe) https://t.co/fNfInVnqAy

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Marc Artiga
@mrcartiga · X

RT @pgodfreysmith: I'd missed this one, earlier this year -- https://t.co/yy6AF4zdFH Pretty striking. (It's not the first finding of socia…

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Peter Godfrey-Smith
@pgodfreysmith · X

I'd missed this one, earlier this year -- https://t.co/yy6AF4zdFH Pretty striking. (It's not the first finding of social learning in bees - https://t.co/FYfNR8EXvM) https://t.co/24k3iXg8fH

Jan 8, 2024 · 9 likes · 1 share · 9,144 followers View post →
Peter Sherwood
@PeterSherwood · X

@TonyZador I recall this 2016 paper that showed a small % of "innovator" bees can learn an unnatural task (classic pulling string for reward) and, importantly, large % of bees can learn by watching: https://t.co/QIQUIla9mV

May 21, 2023 · 82 followers View post →
Genn
@lmfsrc · X

RT @BioTay: 14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y l…

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JohnMeuser
@JohnMeuser · X

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Cori Bargmann
@betenoire1 · X

Original paper is here: https://t.co/n745p8Iq5u

Oct 18, 2022 · 9 likes · 1 share · 10,559 followers View post →
Biodiverse Anthropocenes
@arcticants · X

RT @LoukolaOlli: Determining the cognition of bees is vital for understanding our own intelligence, how cognition has evolved, and how we t…

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TC account of the University of Oulu
@OuluTc · X

RT @LoukolaOlli: Determining the cognition of bees is vital for understanding our own intelligence, how cognition has evolved, and how we t…

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Olli Loukola
@LoukolaOlli · X

Determining the cognition of bees is vital for understanding our own intelligence, how cognition has evolved, and how we treat and influence these important pollinators.

Jun 9, 2022 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 1,042 followers View post →
Karla Ziegler
@mariposatuitera · X

RT @BioTay: 14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y l…

May 15, 2022 · 5 shares · 26,769 followers View post →
Fernando Blanco
@FBpsy · X

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Tay
@BioTay · X

14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y lo aprendido puede acabar llegando a generaciones posteriores que nunca conocieron a la abeja que lo descubrió (paper, 2016) https://t.co/sA0HT2FTjY https://t.co/JcBoQXUQwi

May 14, 2022 · 30 likes · 5 shares · 20,395 followers View post →
Dectun
@dectun · X

@OrmazabalIon @abeja_zumbee Ya tengo la información, no el hilo. Pero su autor, @BioTay , compartió los artículos de origen. Y me aclaró que lo recordaba mal, pues uso ese mismo video para exponer otros ejemplos. https://t.co/MrN2RVPJvu

Sep 10, 2021 · 3 likes · 156 followers View post →
James Pitt
@Sahelanth · X

@YosarianTwo @VectorOfBasis @XiXiDu Bees learn the locations of food patches during their lifetime. They dance to transmit the information they’ve learned. https://t.co/fBWDFiuHHo Bees can learn novel behaviors, too. https://t.co/sAerPqMqXZ

Aug 26, 2021 · 10 likes · 1,592 followers View post →
Ane Landajuela
@LandajuelaAne · X

RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…

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Jeanne Bark
@marc_herb · X

RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…

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Jav Solangi
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RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…

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Steve Dudley
@stevedudley_ · X

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Dr Hollie Marshall
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Sapphiris
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The Italian
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Life is a Wiggly Path
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Deanna Cheng
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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

@juanseapi @QM_SBCS @QM_Psych More background is here: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp

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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

@SHGWilks The investigation is already published: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp Now I am just training them up for a TV show

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RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR

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Anjan Barman
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RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR

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ごんごん
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RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX

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Nonia Pariente
@npariente · X

Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR

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Nuestra Caja Negra
@NuestraCajaN · X

Una vez establecida la cultura, ¿qué tipo de cultura es? Podemos hablar de un comportamiento aprendido que se mantiene y expande en un grupo; en este caso, incluiríamos especies como los abejorros https://t.co/xApyGFx4Yf

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Javier Salas
@javisalas · X

En otro trabajo reciente, los abejorros no solo aprendían a usar una cuerda para alcanzar una 'flor', sino que eran capaces de difundir esa habilidad por toda la colmena incluso en ausencia del primero que aprendió a hacerlo https://t.co/hdfSuJT052 https://t.co/eE4ovlxhhh

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Strategic Biotech
@StrategicBiotek · X

Train bees to pull a string to bring a flower closer. They then go and teach others to do it. Fascinating. #PLOSBiology: Associative Mechanisms Allow for Social Learning and Cultural Transmission of String Pulling in ... https://t.co/HYKajLGUKL

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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X

The thread of experience - figure from @BrunoCorbara's article published in French Natural History magazine @Especes_revue about our work on the social spread of string-pulling in #bumblebees in @PLOSBiology: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp https://t.co/ENMk3DekHh

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Adema Ribić
@AdemaRibic · X

RT @lizabio: Folks at #WildThings19 may want to check out Lars Chitka and crew in @PLOSBiology on string-pulling bees https://t.co/oIlUMXkN…

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RT @lizabio: Folks at #WildThings19 may want to check out Lars Chitka and crew in @PLOSBiology on string-pulling bees https://t.co/oIlUMXkN…

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Liza Gross
@lizabio · X

Folks at #WildThings19 may want to check out Lars Chitka and crew in @PLOSBiology on string-pulling bees https://t.co/oIlUMXkN7K https://t.co/phib1GBTIg

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Eduardo Borja 
@LEBL_9 · X

Los abejorros (Bombus terrestris) transmiten sus capacidades adquiridas a sus iguales para conseguir alimento

Jan 22, 2019 · 2 likes · 670 followers View post →
Rob Waterhouse
@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · Bluesky

#bumblebees pulling strings to get into @PLOSBiology I'd always considered them such honest, hard working creatures! http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002564

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