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Bee brains smaller than sesame seeds but remarkably intelligent

Original: # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 55. Bee brains are smaller than a sesame seed and have less than 1 million

An Irish bee expert is sharing daily bee facts, noting that despite brains smaller than a sesame seed with fewer than one million neurons, bees show high intelligence. They can add and subtract, grasp the concept of zero, solve puzzles and recognise human faces, prompting warm engagement from readers interested in wildlife and pollinators.

Why now: People enjoy surprising science facts about bees and their unexpected intelligence.

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• # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 55. Bee brains are smaller than a sesame seed and have less than 1 million neurons (we have 86 billion). They are however highly intelligent - can add/subtract, get the concept of zero, solve puzzles and recognise faces! # bees #… · thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · 56

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