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Do Bees Experience Emotions?

Posted from entomology « WordPres... 97 days ago
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We’ve all heard expressions like ‘a swarm of angry bees.’ But do bees or other insects actually experience something like emotions? (Is that a smile??) According to a recent Scientific American article, it sure looks like they do! The article begins, “If you have never watched bees carefully, you are missing out. Look closely as they gently curl and uncoil their mouthparts around food, and you will sense that they are not just eating but enjoying their meal. Watch a bit more, and the hesitant flicks and sags of their antennae seem to convey some kind of emotion. Do thos... (original story)