Also, an article about this, has some interesting findings...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ball-rolling-bumble-bees-just-wanna-have-fun/ - Over 54 hours, the team observed each of the experiment’s 45 bees contributing to 910 total ball-rolling actions. Some bees returned again and again, moving the balls in various patterns. The researchers found that feeding and ball-rolling activities happened at different times and frequencies, indicating that the bees had different motivations for the two actions. YOUNGER BEES AND MALE BEES WERE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN ROLLING THE BALLS.
- The bees then preferentially chose to enter that color chamber even when it was empty.
Have the sensation, there is more to this discovery than they surmise.
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