/ Neurobiology Physiology and Behavior Content for şŮşŮĘÓƵ en /news/what-makes-queen-bees-so-smart <p><span>A bumblebee’s brain is smaller than a sesame seed. But it can still accomplish quite a bit.</span></p><p><span>“You don’t need a big brain to learn well,” said Felicity Muth, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior&nbsp;and a National Geographic Explorer who studies cognition in bees and other animals. “Bumblebees are capable of many of the same cognitive feats as many vertebrates.”</span></p> November 07, 2024 - 2:22pm Andy Fell /news/what-makes-queen-bees-so-smart