Bumblebees rolled a ball under an out-of-reach flower and climbed on it to access a reward, according to new research.
The insects solved the novel problem spontaneously without training, demonstrating what scientists call insight or spontaneous problem-solving.
The finding suggests tiny insect brains can support surprisingly flexible behavior that was previously observed only in apes, elephants and some birds.
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German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler set up a famous experiment more than 100 years ago that changed how scientists understand animal intelligence and the power of insight — or spontaneous problem-solving.
