Bumblebees left paranoid by disguised spiders

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14672?DCMP=youtube

Find out how bumblebees behave once they've been attacked.

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[revjimbob]

Wrong way round - they are making GIANT FUCKING BEES! And they are making them PARANOID! God help us all.

[difficultbastard]

Psychiatrist Bee: "now MR Bee, what seems to bee *ahem* the problem?"

MR Bee: "it's these goddamn crab spiders, they're everywhere. Can't shut my eyes for a second or they'll get me"

[rkyeun]

Crap, this means flies and possibly other insects can learn and remember. Now I feel worse about killing them.

[mikemurko]

@KrutoyPostowoy Ya you're right. They didn't prove that the ones where the bee 'saw' spiders were avoided more. Laaaame research.

[ImNoJadedImsoniac]

thats insect abuse

[kezdodik1]

@mrconradhoppe

not just chemicals that are sprayed, but the national changes that us humans are imposing on their lifestyles.

it is possible that the bees are also confused by the electromagnetic field created by technology.

usually honey bees go back to the nest or somewhere close by to die, but in city areas they would keel over in any random spot.(study done at stonybrook university NY)

[juhsepi]

And we paid how much to train bees?

[SilenceOfChaos]

@ObliviuxProductions Yes, it has taught me that you and Bush are asshole fuckers.

[SilenceOfChaos]

Now try the same with a anaconda, a basket, and a scientist, lets see if he actually becomes more paranoiac.

[MalquiLans]

Then came Eric the half a bee

[kriztuhfuh82]

Here at the Torturing Bumblebees Institute we use only the highest quality robot spiders and use the latest technology to take those cocky lil sob's down a peg. you think you're so cool cuz you've got all the pollen....