Natural Predispositions Determine The Social Roles Of Bees
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 12:21
in Biology & Nature
Bees have an innate tendency to form social connections. What is the origin of this social behavior? Researchers have discovered that distribution of labor, which is a feature of the social organization of bee colonies, is a result of the existence of insects specialized in aversive and appetitive responses to stimuli.