Scientists have discovered that bees are able to count and do basic arithmetic. A study has proved that bees can add and subtract as well as being able to understand the concept of zero. The shapes were either blue, which meant the bee had to add, or yellow, which meant the bee had to subtract. Eventually, over 100 learning trials that took four to seven hours, bees learned that blue meant +1, while yellow meant -1. Ms Howard said the ability to do basic maths has been vital in the development of human societies historically, with evidence that the Egyptians and Babylonians used arithmetic around 2000BC.

Source: Daily Mail February 06, 2019 19:03 UTC