Bumblebees are forgetful too

London: Much like humans, bumblebees can be 'forgetful' too, reveals a new research. Bees are very clever creatures and can remember the patterns, colours and scents of various kinds of flowers. They can also navigate to those flowers and back home again over long distances. In an experimental training conducted by University of London, the bees showed a clear preference for the flower that most recently rewarded them.

Their short-term memory for the flowers was good, but after three days when their memory was put to test their preference has changed. Half of the time, they began selecting the flower with yellow rings, even though they'd never actually seen that one in training before.