Do insect societies share brain power?

Social brains may have evolved very differently in insects than in vertebrates

Date: June 16, 2015

Source: Drexel University

Summary:

The cooperative or integrative aspects of insect colonies, such as information sharing among colony mates, can reduce the need for individual cognition in these societies, a new study suggests. Researchers compared social vs. solitary wasp species and found evidence that social brain evolution could dramatically different in insects than in vertebrates -- where complex societies require bigger brains.

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