A new study from Lund University and the University of Adelaide reveals that bees perceive the…

A new study from Lund University and the University of Adelaide reveals that bees perceive the world in more ways than previously thought. Researchers analyzed various species to understand their object detection capabilities and visual resolution. Historically, studies focused mainly on honeybees, which are just one of about 20,000 bee species, as noted by Phys.org.

Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research expanded beyond honeybees to include bumblebees and three species of solitary bees, which do not live in large colonies led by a queen. The Australian blue-banded bee, Amegilla murrayensis, demonstrated visual performance comparable to that of honeybee drones.