New Research Says Wasps Can Use Deduction and Logic
- 5 years ago
New Research Says Wasps
Can Use Deduction and Logic The study can be found in
'Royal Society Biology Letters.' Tests were conducted at the
University of Michigan. For the study, 40 wasps were put in a multi-colored container. The wasps were then trained by researchers to
recognize the colors. For the next step, Wasps faced boxes with two letters with the later one containing an electric shock. One of the boxes was labeled 'B and D'
and the other 'A and E.' If they wasps chose 'D' and 'E' they
would receive a
little shock. The letters all had different colors
leaving the wasps to decide which
one would be better for them. By the end of the study, 65% of the wasps chose
the right letter and color to avoid a shock. Besides this most recent test, other ones have shown that the insects can
recognize patterns on each others faces.
Can Use Deduction and Logic The study can be found in
'Royal Society Biology Letters.' Tests were conducted at the
University of Michigan. For the study, 40 wasps were put in a multi-colored container. The wasps were then trained by researchers to
recognize the colors. For the next step, Wasps faced boxes with two letters with the later one containing an electric shock. One of the boxes was labeled 'B and D'
and the other 'A and E.' If they wasps chose 'D' and 'E' they
would receive a
little shock. The letters all had different colors
leaving the wasps to decide which
one would be better for them. By the end of the study, 65% of the wasps chose
the right letter and color to avoid a shock. Besides this most recent test, other ones have shown that the insects can
recognize patterns on each others faces.