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Lewis Thomas

A multitude of bees can tell the time of day, calculate the geometry of the sun's position, argue about the best location for the next swarm. Bees do a lot of close observing of other bees maybe they know what follows stinging and do it anyway.

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Bees have the ability to understand complex information like the sun's position and make group decisions about where to settle next. They also watch each other's behavior closely, suggesting they might recognize the consequences of stinging but choose to sting regardless.

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