Bees are well-known by scientists as highly intelligent creatures. Our flying friends are able even to learn abstract concepts, and who knows, maybe they could teach us a thing or two!
It’s wonderful that even nowadays, we can still feast our eyes on the incredible intelligence and teamwork of bees. These insects never cease to amaze us, and new footage posted a year ago by the ‘ViralHog’ YouTube channel and spotted by ScienceAlert confirms us once again that bees are truly impressive creatures:
The video was recorded in Sao Paulo (Brazil) by a worker who was on his lunch break.
The footage immediately triggered reactions online. One person asked in a tweet what was probably the most reasonable question:
What kind of intelligence exists in such a tiny brain, how do they know it has to be twisted anti clockwise. ?
Another person wrote on the same social platform:
I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it and I’m still not sure I believe it! ????
https://twitter.com/JeffreyMarlowe/status/1397136417197858820?s=20&t=zBHA6Qpb-EWqRwCcco0dJg
I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it and I’m still not sure I believe it! 🤔
— Brian B. (@brian163t) May 25, 2021
There are a lot of amazing facts about bees that will surely make you cherish these wonderful insects even more. Here’s a list of them:
- Bees have been around for 30 million years, which makes them a lot older than any human ancestor
- Bees have five eyes
- Bees have two pairs of wings
- A bee dies if it loses its stinger
- About 5,000 bees can be located in an average beehive
- Bees can fly as fast as about 20mph
- The queen can lay about 2,000 eggs per day
According to NASA, bees are important due to their pollination of about 130 agricultural crops in the US. That includes fruit and vegetable crops.
