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We have a PhD student opening for Insect Cognition via the CSC (Chinese citizens only in this case - deadline January 28) - please pass on to anyone who might be interested and qualified: www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We have a PhD student opening for Insect Cognition via the CSC (Chinese citizens only in this case - deadline January 28) - please pass on to anyone who might be interested and qualified: www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
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Now out with vol & page numbers: Zhou, D., Dong, S., Ge, J., Wang, C., Chittka, L., Wen, C., Wen, J. (2025) Bumblebees attend to both the properties of the string and the target in string-pulling tasks, but prioritize the features of the string. Insect Science, 32: 675-686: doi.org/10.1111/1744...
Bumblebees attend to both the properties of the string and the target in string‐pulling tasks, but prioritize the features of the string
Previous studies have demonstrated that associative learning and experience play important roles in the string-pulling of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). However, the features of the target (artifici....
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April 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Now out with vol & page numbers: Zhou, D., Dong, S., Ge, J., Wang, C., Chittka, L., Wen, C., Wen, J. (2025) Bumblebees attend to both the properties of the string and the target in string-pulling tasks, but prioritize the features of the string. Insect Science, 32: 675-686: doi.org/10.1111/1744...
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Exciting new work on fruit flies seemingly enjoying a ride on a carousel, by Wolf Huetteroth and team: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Play-like behavior exhibited by the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster
Triphan et al. show flies seeking the sensation of repeated, play-like carousel visits,
even if two carousels provide spatially and temporally dissociated spinning. They
propose how this voluntary pas...
www.cell.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Exciting new work on fruit flies seemingly enjoying a ride on a carousel, by Wolf Huetteroth and team: www.cell.com/current-biol...