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Bees and math

30.09.2018

A tiny brain is not a sign of a lack of intelligence. This conclusion was reached by scientists from France and Australia, who studied the mathematical abilities of bees, namely their ability to understand the position of zero in a series of numbers.

For the study, white plates with dots were used. Food was laid out on them in a certain order. Real food was placed on plates with the fewest black dots. The rest were covered with quinine solution. During the experiment, the bees quickly realized that the largest amount of real treats, and not quinine, is on a plate with a zero indicator, that is, where there were no points at all. From this, scientists concluded that bees are able to count up to five, and also understand what zero is.

According to the researchers, "Zero" is a rather complicated mathematical concept. For a very long time it was believed that only a person is capable of realizing it, because he has abstract thinking. However, earlier experiments had shown that birds and monkeys could also detect zero.

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