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Bumblebees Can Do What?! Incredible Discoveries Nobody Expected

2026-03-27 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about incredible discoveries about bumblebees Links: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/291/2022/20240055/116402/Evidence-for-socially-influenced-and-potentially https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07126-4 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article/20/4/20230609/63584/Unveiling-the-submerged-secrets-bumblebee-queens #bumblebee #biology #insects 0:00 Bumblebees and flight misconceptions 2:00 Biological robots or intelligent? 3:10 Puzzle box that proves their collective intelligence 4:35 Use of tools and doing math 4:55 Puzzle collaboration and empathy 5:40 Surviving underwater for days 7:20 How they survive underwater 8:45 Why though? 9:50 Conclusions and what's next? Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Dehon et al 2019 & Talia S. Karim - Dehon M, Engel MS, Gérard M, Aytekin AM, Ghisbain G, Williams PH, Rasmont P, Michez D (2019). CC BY 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptapis#/media/File:Dehon_et_al_2019_Zookeys_Fig1-C_Calyptapis_florissantensis.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

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@Scapestoat 2026-03-27

I saved a bumblebee yesterday. It had spent the night, and most of the day in the garage. I scooped it up carefully, and asked if it was still alive. It didn't seem to, so I walked to the composter. As I walked, and it probably felt the air movements it started vibrating its wings while folded in order to get warm. It just so happens that next to the composter there's a plant that is all flowers. I carefully deposited it onto a blossom - it went all sideways and upside down, that's how wobbly it was. But with a bit of patience it latched on and righted itself, and without a thought or acknowledgement pushed their face deep into the first blossom. OMNOMNOMNOM And so it went from flower heart to flower heart. So cute.

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@U-inverse369 2026-03-28

Dear bumblebees: thank you for your work and contribution to life. Thank you too for making us aware of the wonders of nature.

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@flinch622 2026-03-28

And there you go: a bumblebee has more intelligence than your average member of congress.

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@morphixnm 2026-03-27

Thanks, Anton, with all the terrible things going on in this world it was so nice to learn about the beautiful bumblebee!

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@rzkptgrgfz 2026-03-29

Bumblebees on flowers in your garden = happiness.

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@bigfoot_the_van 2026-03-28

When I was a child, I had a bumblebee friend one summer. Sometimes when I would go out to one spot on our driveway and hold out my hand and this bumblebee would land on my hand and then just walk around on me for a little while, then fly off. It was very sweet and gave me a special affection for the species 🐝 Thank you for the excellent video

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@JenniferPrime-b3i 2026-03-28

I love that you include sciences other than astronomy occasionally on this channel. Your curiosity and enthusiasm is informative and inspiring. Thanks.

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@iheardthat1b4 2026-03-28

Scientist: Why can you breathe underwater? Bee: In case you try to drown me!

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@woocashtech 2026-03-29

I always talk to bumblebees in my backyard (even happened today). They seem to understand :D

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@anders4881 2026-03-28

The tradition of telling the bees about important events is taking on new significance

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