Bumblebees may play by rolling tiny wooden balls — ChillScroll

A bumblebee touching a small wooden ball on moss

Bumblebees may play by rolling tiny wooden balls

In a lab, bumblebees chose to leave a clear path and roll small wooden balls even when there was no food reward. Some returned again and again; one bee rolled balls 117 times.

A bee found a little ball and apparently decided: yes, this is part of my day now.

Source · Queen Mary University of London ↗