NPR (Ari Daniel) - Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants
New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do.
NYTIMES (Jason P. Dinh) - Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater
A new study offers clues as to how the insects survive flooding as they emerge from a hibernation-like phase every winter.