The overall digital discussions show excitement about the discovery that bumblebees can learn puzzle solutions socially, with many examples citing the study’s methods and implications, such as mentions of behavioral traditions and culture-like behaviors. Words like 'awesome', 'groundbreaking', and references to 'social learning' and 'behavioral traditions' reflect high interest and engagement, while the recognition of potential cultural implications signals moderate impact.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions support the significance of the research, emphasizing how bees learn and potentially transmit behaviors, indicating a shared positive view.
InterestHigh interest
Posts express high interest through praise, enthusiasm, and detailed references to the study, showing strong engagement with the topic.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many discussions include references to methods, implications, and praise for the research team, reflecting deep engagement.
ImpactModerate impact
While some highlight the broader implications, such as fighting animal depression or understanding culture, most focus on the scientific novelty rather than societal change, so impact is moderate.
Abstract in brief
Bumblebees can learn how to open a puzzle box by observing others, showing social learning capabilities previously thought to be mainly in animals like primates and birds.
When a demonstrator bee shows a specific technique, other bees tend to adopt that method and stick with it, even if they discover an alternative later, implying the formation of a behavioral "tradition."
The research suggests that bumblebees might have the potential for culture-like behaviors, as their learning and transmission of foraging techniques resemble those seen in more traditionally "intelligent" animals.
My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solutions via social learning".
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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X
Love the cartoon that @PLOSBiology drew up for the new paper by @alicedbridges et al. about bumblebee social learning of puzzle box opening techniques @QM_SBBS #MindofaBee https://t.co/cNsBdIRDED https://t.co/iRrRXfPOLy
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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X
Feliz Día de la Maestra! Caricatura de la revista PLoS Biology para acompañar este estudio: https://t.co/cNsBdIRDED https://t.co/BXo9roy5BV
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PLOS
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Bumblebees can solve puzzles by copying others, suggesting insects might have culture, find @alicedbridges of @QMUL and colleagues. #bee
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PLOS Biology
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Puzzle-solving "culture" in #bees? @alicedbridges @LChittka &co show that populations of #bumblebees can acquire arbitrary variants of a complex, novel, non-natural foraging behavior, and maintain these as "behavioral traditions" #PLOSBiology https://t.co/3VBRtY3iHS https://t.co/D7keQ0MQKo
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Jessica Flack
@C4COMPUTATION · X
The bees (Bombus terrestris) working in their puzzle box. @alicedbridges @LChittka et al use a multiple-demonstrator puzzle box open diffusion experimental set-up (Figure 4A above) to test whether one functionally neutral variant comes to dominate. 3/N
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Insects like bees and bumblebees are vital for pollination and food production. This video explores whether their skills are innate or learned from each other, highlighting how their cognitive flexibility benefits their…
Bumblebees can learn to open puzzle boxes by observing others, indicating social learning capabilities previously thought limited to primates and birds. This suggests potential for culture-like behaviors in insects.
@SteveStuWill That said, bees can be pretty good at opening puzzle boxes: https://t.co/cNsBdIR5P5
May 21, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 7,363 followersView post →
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Barnaby Smith
@BarnabySmithUK · X
#BumblebeeArt !
Paper title "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solutions via social learning" https://t.co/ZXE6FJrxTT
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Dr Erica McAlister
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Vladimir Martínez-Álvarez
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Sam Cahuich (Zeta) |Un vendeur des plantes|
@ZetaCahuich · X
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Mario G. Martínez
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Dinagapostemon (Quintos)
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RT @LChittka: Feliz Día de la Maestra! Caricatura de la revista PLoS Biology para acompañar este estudio: https://t.co/cNsBdIRDED https://t…
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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X
Feliz Día de la Maestra! Caricatura de la revista PLoS Biology para acompañar este estudio: https://t.co/cNsBdIRDED https://t.co/BXo9roy5BV
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Alberta Claw
@albertonykus · X
New episode of @TimeAndClades! @KilldeerCheer and I discuss social learning in bees, the brightest white feathers known, the return of horses in North America, and how amphibians make themselves showy without being eaten. https://t.co/HThnbOMOhQ https://t.co/E7G2EGH5hp
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Through Time and Clades
@TimeAndClades · X
In this news episode, we discuss how honey bees learn the waggle dance, how woodcocks produce the brightest white feathers, how horses returned to the Great Plains, and how poisonous frogs evolve vivid colors. https://t.co/oXglcio93s https://t.co/sDiVmYhFlW
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bill
@billrichrd · X
#PLOSBiology: Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solutions via social learning https://t.co/WhPq7r8TSo
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Tipunch (sur Bluesky)
@Tipuncho · X
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Jessica Flack
@C4COMPUTATION · X
The bees (Bombus terrestris) working in their puzzle box. @alicedbridges @LChittka et al use a multiple-demonstrator puzzle box open diffusion experimental set-up (Figure 4A above) to test whether one functionally neutral variant comes to dominate. 3/N
https://t.co/NKyPGE3mf6 https://t.co/dL2neGKGss
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maría sánchez
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RT @navarro_alb: Cuanto más sabemos de otras especies, más nos damos cuenta de cuánto tenemos en común
En este trabajo se exploran las cap…
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Alberto Navarro
@navarro_alb · X
Cuanto más sabemos de otras especies, más nos damos cuenta de cuánto tenemos en común
En este trabajo se exploran las capacidades sociales de abejorros, demostrando su aprendizaje social, y se plantea si tienen capacidad de transmisión cultural
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Xiaohan
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#PLOSBiology: Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solutions via social learning https://t.co/PuSMkccbzL
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RT @PLOSBiology: Stunning video footage of those puzzle-solving bees - read @alicedbridges' original paper here: https://t.co/3VBRtY2KSk
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RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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AP Drapeau Picard
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RT @LChittka: New paper out! Super proud of our amazing bees & the human team - a global rainbow of nationalities & ethnicities, led by @al…
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Paul Mock
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RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Marjo Niemenmaa
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Ötökkäakatemia
@otokkaakatemia · X
Tuoretta tutkimusta tarjolla kimalaisten oppimisesta: kimalaiset oppivat lajitovereitaan seuraamalla ja sokeripalkinnon motivoimina ratkaisemaan “älypelin”. Alkuperäinen artikkeli https://t.co/giDd1XrR1T sekä BBC:n yleistajuinen uutinen: https://t.co/vBWSw0o7z6
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Hans Hassler Castro Vega
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ESLR Society
@ESLRSociety · X
RT @PLOSBiology: Puzzle-solving "culture" in #bees? @alicedbridges @LChittka &co show that populations of #bumblebees can acquire arbitrary…
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ESLR Society
@ESLRSociety · X
RT @PLOSBiology: Stunning video footage of those puzzle-solving bees - read @alicedbridges' original paper here: https://t.co/3VBRtY2KSk
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Fatih Gökler `gk
@goklerx · X
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RT @PLOSBiology: Puzzle-solving "culture" in #bees? @alicedbridges @LChittka &co show that populations of #bumblebees can acquire arbitrary…
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LABEL
@LabelLaboratory · X
You've heard of a busy bee, but have you heard of a social learning bee? A recent study in PLOS Bio found that the puzzle solving behavior of "tutor" bees will spread across the colony, indicating a social learning capacity.
Link: https://t.co/s0RXQLqhYX
#Bumblebees #wildlife https://t.co/uEbLpv1tS3
RT @LChittka: Love the cartoon that @PLOSBiology drew up for the new paper by @alicedbridges et al. about bumblebee social learning of puzz…
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Dr Alice Bridges
@alicedbridges · X
RT @LChittka: Love the cartoon that @PLOSBiology drew up for the new paper by @alicedbridges et al. about bumblebee social learning of puzz…
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Lars Chittka
@LChittka · X
Love the cartoon that @PLOSBiology drew up for the new paper by @alicedbridges et al. about bumblebee social learning of puzzle box opening techniques @QM_SBBS #MindofaBee https://t.co/cNsBdIRDED https://t.co/iRrRXfPOLy
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F. Blake Morton
@DrBlakeMorton · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Eric Romero
@EricRomeroVet · X
RT @HaDiMaBouDi: A recent study on bee social learning from @alicedbridges et al from @LChittka team is out now.
https://t.co/HO5AZfk32i…
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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DidrikS
@StrayOccidental · X
RT @PLOSBiology: Puzzle-solving "culture" in #bees? @alicedbridges @LChittka &co show that populations of #bumblebees can acquire arbitrary…
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Emi Olea europaea
@EmiOleaEuropaea · X
RT @BioTay: 1/4 Los abejorros se ciñen a su cultura incluso cuando conocen formas alternativas de solucionar los problemas, como -nosotros-…
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Maria Vilain Rørvang
@MariaRorvang · X
RT @LChittka: New paper out! Super proud of our amazing bees & the human team - a global rainbow of nationalities & ethnicities, led by @al…
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Reddit Journal of Science
@rsciencejournal · X
1/ Social learning promotes the spread of new behaviours in bumblebee colonies. Bumblebees learn new "trends" in behaviour by observing and learning from other bees, according to a recent study. https://t.co/MZkRZQahn9
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Ismael Freire
@ishmajl · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Logan Berry
@lgnbrry · X
RT @german_sierra: The reason that we have often failed
to see evidence of culture
in some nonhuman animals may be
that we are simply loo…
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Aglaia Bouma
@AglaiaBouma · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Hymenoptera - NEV
@hymenoptera_nev · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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PLOS Biology
@PLOSBiology · X
Puzzle-solving "culture" in #bees? @alicedbridges @LChittka &co show that populations of #bumblebees can acquire arbitrary variants of a complex, novel, non-natural foraging behavior, and maintain these as "behavioral traditions" #PLOSBiology https://t.co/3VBRtY3iHS https://t.co/D7keQ0MQKo
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Oliver E. Prŷs-Jones
@OliverPrysJones · X
RT @PLOSBiology: Stunning video footage of those puzzle-solving bees - read @alicedbridges' original paper here: https://t.co/3VBRtY2KSk
Bumblebees in the park: Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solutions via social learning………… https://t.co/YRsP4bksIy. #bumblebees #TwitterNatureCommunity ( image: QML) https://t.co/F3Hue1fSZU
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Felipe Santibáñez Leal
@fsantiba · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Liz Simpson
@Lizzy_Simpson · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Javiera Calderón Amor
@CalderonAmor · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Mai Morimoto
@MaiMMorimoto · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Erik Cumps
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RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Pollinator Perfect
@_Entomophily · X
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CopperKettle
@Artyom_Yekat · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Taupo
@pierrekerner · X
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PLOS Biology
@PLOSBiology · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Barnaby Smith
@BarnabySmithUK · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Hiro Namiki
@UTRCAST · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Gro-Tsen
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Tom Wenseleers now @twenseleers.bsky.social
@TWenseleers · X
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Richard Perryman
@richperr501 · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Dataemia
@Dataemia · X
Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solutions via social learning - https://t.co/9b73tCNHTz -
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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豊川航 Wataru Toyokawa
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Cat Hobaiter
@NakedPrimate · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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Cervelle d'Oiseau @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social
@CervelleOiseau · X
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Christian Nawroth
@GoatsThatStare · X
RT @alicedbridges: My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solution…
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HaDi MaBouDi
@HaDiMaBouDi · X
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Dr Alice Bridges
@alicedbridges · X
My first primary research article is finally here: in #PLOSBiology ! "Bumblebees acquire alternative puzzle-box solutions via social learning".
https://t.co/oTDwJ8YZhd https://t.co/ZXDxZd3jSa
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