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#186: Besting the Experts (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)

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The Diversity of Behaviors Observed in Social Insect Societies

The diversity of behaviors observed in some social insect societies is now par with or exceeds that of some mammals. While these specializations have historically been viewed as a limited set of pre-programmed responses to external stimuli, this innate repertoire is supplemented by a remarkable capacity for learning. The acquisition of the honeybee dance language is perhaps the best characterized example of social learning described thus far in an invertebrate. Darwin suggested that nectar robbing of flowers by bumblebees could spread socially.

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