@VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
Associative Mechanisms Allow for Social Learning and Cultural Transmission of String Pulling in an Insect.
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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.
Most discussions recognize and support the findings about social learning and cultural transmission in bees, suggesting general agreement with the article's conclusions.
Posts show high interest, often noting the fascinating nature of bees learning behaviors like string pulling and transmitting skills across generations.
Users actively engage by referencing related studies, sharing examples, and discussing implications, indicating deep interest and meaningful interaction.
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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Most liked on X and BlueskyIndeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR
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
@juanseapi @QM_SBCS @QM_Psych More background is here: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
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
@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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Honeybees Demonstrate Basic Arithmetic Skills
Honeybees are capable of basic numerical tasks such as addition and subtraction, despite having small brains. This fascinating discovery indicates that advanced numerical cognition may be more common in nonhuman animals…
Social Learning and Cultural Transmission in Bees Using String Pulling
This video discusses how bumblebees acquire complex behaviors like string pulling through simple associative and trial-and-error learning, enabling the cultural spread of skills within colonies without advanced…
RT @LChittka: @VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https:…
RT @LChittka: @Dendron2021 We have done quite a bit of work on this topic in bumblebees; see e.g. here https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
@Dendron2021 We have done quite a bit of work on this topic in bumblebees; see e.g. here https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
RT @LChittka: @VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https:…
RT @LChittka: @VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https:…
@VK_Ulaganathan In bumblebees, yes, it can spread by social learning (see below). In honeybees, we're only starting... https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
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…
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…
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…
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
RT @pgodfreysmith: I'd missed this one, earlier this year -- https://t.co/yy6AF4zdFH Pretty striking. (It's not the first finding of socia…
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
@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
RT @BioTay: 14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y l…
Original paper is here: https://t.co/n745p8Iq5u
RT @LoukolaOlli: Determining the cognition of bees is vital for understanding our own intelligence, how cognition has evolved, and how we t…
RT @LoukolaOlli: Determining the cognition of bees is vital for understanding our own intelligence, how cognition has evolved, and how we t…
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.
RT @BioTay: 14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y l…
RT @BioTay: 14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y l…
RT @BioTay: 14/22 La review termina evaluando la cultura en insectos. Los abejorros aprenden a resolver problemas observando a otros, y l…
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
@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
@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
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @LChittka: @juanseapi @QM_SBCS @QM_Psych More background is here: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
RT @LChittka: @juanseapi @QM_SBCS @QM_Psych More background is here: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
RT @LChittka: @juanseapi @QM_SBCS @QM_Psych More background is here: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
@juanseapi @QM_SBCS @QM_Psych More background is here: https://t.co/tseXDqJfLp
@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 @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @NatureEcoEvo: Bumblebees can socially learn a novel string-pulling task to access nectar rewards https://t.co/bVnNxAodkw @PLOSBiology h…
RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR
RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR
RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX
RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX
RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX
RT @npariente: Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR
Indeed, that was cool work by @LChittka a while ago in @PLOSBiology https://t.co/lmPiVGEtqX https://t.co/eVLHrOpRGR
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
RT @javisalas: En otro trabajo reciente, los abejorros no solo aprendían a usar una cuerda para alcanzar una 'flor', sino que eran capaces…
RT @javisalas: En otro trabajo reciente, los abejorros no solo aprendían a usar una cuerda para alcanzar una 'flor', sino que eran capaces…
RT @javisalas: En otro trabajo reciente, los abejorros no solo aprendían a usar una cuerda para alcanzar una 'flor', sino que eran capaces…
RT @javisalas: En otro trabajo reciente, los abejorros no solo aprendían a usar una cuerda para alcanzar una 'flor', sino que eran capaces…
RT @javisalas: En otro trabajo reciente, los abejorros no solo aprendían a usar una cuerda para alcanzar una 'flor', sino que eran capaces…
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
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
RT @LChittka: The thread of experience - figure from @BrunoCorbara's article published in French Natural History magazine @Especes_revue ab…
RT @LChittka: The thread of experience - figure from @BrunoCorbara's article published in French Natural History magazine @Especes_revue ab…
RT @LChittka: The thread of experience - figure from @BrunoCorbara's article published in French Natural History magazine @Especes_revue ab…
RT @LChittka: The thread of experience - figure from @BrunoCorbara's article published in French Natural History magazine @Especes_revue ab…
RT @LChittka: The thread of experience - figure from @BrunoCorbara's article published in French Natural History magazine @Especes_revue ab…
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
RT @lizabio: Folks at #WildThings19 may want to check out Lars Chitka and crew in @PLOSBiology on string-pulling bees https://t.co/oIlUMXkN…
RT @lizabio: Folks at #WildThings19 may want to check out Lars Chitka and crew in @PLOSBiology on string-pulling bees https://t.co/oIlUMXkN…
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
Los abejorros (Bombus terrestris) transmiten sus capacidades adquiridas a sus iguales para conseguir alimento
#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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