课题组研究了大黄蜂（Bombthem terrestris）是否能够自发地解决一种新的物体操纵任务。蜜蜂经过训练，将地板上的蓝环（“花”）与奖励联系起来，成功地将一个球移到天花板上的一朵花下面，以到达那朵花。在对照实验中，当球开始移动时，花在视线之外，并且在运输过程中保持隐藏，蜜蜂仍然成功完成了任务。这些结果表明，这些是目标导向的行为，而不是由感知反馈驱动的基于强化的关联。他们的发现提供了证据，证明大黄蜂可以表现出自发的解决问题的能力，挑战了这种高级认知能力只属于脑部较大的脊椎动物的观念。
据了解，在没有明确训练的情况下，以解决问题为主题的新颖解决方案通常被认为是认知灵活性的标志。
附：英文原文
Title: Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees
Author: Akshaye A. Bhambore, Ece N. Akmee, Emma Hkkinen, Milla K. Jussila, Juha-Heikki Kantola, Olli J. Loukola
Issue&Volume: 2026-06-04
Abstract: Problem-solving using novel solutions without explicit training is often considered a hallmark of cognitive flexibility. We investigated whether bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) could solve a novel object manipulation task spontaneously. Bees trained to associate a blue ring (“flower”) on the floor with a reward successfully moved a ball underneath a flower relocated to the ceiling to reach the flower. In control experiments in which the flower was out of sight when ball movement began and remained hidden during transport, bees still succeeded in the task. These results suggest that these were goal-directed actions rather than reinforcement-based associations driven by perceptual feedback. Our findings provide evidence that bumble bees can exhibit spontaneous problem-solving, challenging the notion that such advanced cognitive abilities are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates.
DOI: ady1618
Source: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady1618