Bumblebees can use tools to solve problems by rolling a polystyrene ball to a specific location and climbing on it to access an artificial flower.

Bumblebee's can use tool's 🐝 In the latest research, bees were shown to be able to roll a polystyrene ball to a specific location and climb on to it in order to access an artificial flower on a low ceiling. The findings challenge the longstanding assumption that insects operate purely on instinct and mindless trial-and-error learning. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/bees-use-tools-to-solve-problems-study-finds Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady1618 #bees #bumblebees #latestresearch

Bees can use tools! "In the latest research, bees were shown to be able to roll a polystyrene ball to a specific location and climb on to it in order to access an artificial flower on a low ceiling. The findings challenge the longstanding assumption that insects operate purely on instinct and mindless trial-and-error learning." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/bees-use-tools-to-solve-problems-study-finds #bees #hymenoptera #insects