Wasps Play Games Like Humans!

Wasps, which were discovered to be able to recognize even human faces in the past years, came to the fore with another great discovery. The research, published in the journal Animal Behavior, found that wasps are like many other creatures in the animal kingdom. they play games revealed.

Scientists, in their study, ‘bombus terrestris’ type for 45 bumblebees created a playground. This area contained a few small balls. In the observations made, it was observed that the bees were playing with the balls, and it was determined that the playing time also changed according to gender and age.

Those moments when the bees play with the ball:

So why do bees play with these balls?

As a result of their observation, scientists shared the effects of ball rolling on bees as follows:

• Rolling a ball doesn’t help with immediate survival strategies,
• It is characterized as ‘rewarding’ in nature,
• Different from functional behavior in terms of form,
• It’s repetitive, but it’s not a stereotype,
• It happens when the bees are stress-free.

With these results, the they do not play ball for purposes such as foraging, clearing clutter, or mating concluded. Playing ball is more of a goal a rewarding activity was seen as Instant and voluntary It was an activity.

There were also differences in bees playing ball by age and gender:

The discovery that bees play games also revealed a situation seen in humans and many animal species. young bees They were seen playing more balls. With this dronesexhibited more game behavior than female bees.