Natures wonders: bees seem to understand zero (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, June 09, 2018, 14:53 (2357 days ago) @ dhw

QUOTE:"The brain of a honeybee is vastly simpler than that of a human. To put it in perspective, your brain has about 86 billion neurons while a bee has under 1 million. So, the fact that bees can—on some level—grasp the concepts of zero suggests other animals might be able to do the same. At the very least, it shows that a bee’s modest brain is capable of some surprising feats.
“'Their brains are probably processing information in a very clever [i.e., efficient] way” Dyer said."

dhw: The evidence for autonomous organismal intelligence mounts with every one of these natural wonders. Thank you again.

Yes, brains can show intelligence. Without a brain intelligent activity requires intelligent information.