Bumblebee 007: Bees can spy on others’ flower choices

In a novel test of insect intel, researchers observed that bumblebees, which had spied on a worker bee from another colony feasting on unusual flowers, later tended to visit flowers of the same color.

COPY BEES. In a setup for testing social learning, a bumblebee (left) visits a green paper flower sporting a central wick and an artificial bee (right).