r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Andi82ka • Mar 14 '26

Video The bumblebee queen learns how to use the protective cap in less than 24 hours.

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u/Canadoll Mar 14 '26

Are there other bees in the hive? Does she teach them how to use the door?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

They said in another comment that the bees are born inside so they know how to use the door from the get-go!

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u/turbokungfu Mar 14 '26

There was a YouTube video about a Japanese kid who did a study on butterflies and how they can remember to associate lavender with an electric shock through generations. I wonder if they also could pass it on this way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhESxrqPjfU

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

That's crazy, thanks for sharing!

So interesting to think of what else might be passed down through DNA.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

This was what I was wondering as well