"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. " - Henry David Thoreau
About cognitive intelligence of insects
Bees have three modes of communication: chemical, tactile and visual.
Bumblebees can learn to use tools like pulling on a rope.
Argentine ants can form a “living bridge”.
- Understanding the swarm intelligence of ants and bees helps to improve artificial intelligence.
- A dragonfly’s jaw unfolds like in the movie Alien to catch its prey. In the time of the dinosaurs, some dragonflies had a wingspan of 80 cm…
35.7cm
A female stick insect Phobaeticus chani