Should bees run the world? The insects have always been admired for their organisation and hard work. The latest research suggests that they can also think and feel.
The insect with a bigger personality than you
Powering flowers: 90% of wild plants depend on pollination by insects such as bees. Glossary
Sentient - Able to perceive or feel things.
Serotonin - A chemical messenger believed to boost people's mood.
Dopamine - A hormone and neurotransmitter that plays several important roles in the brain and body, providing us with positive sensations, rewarding us for evolutionarily good behaviours like eating food.
Sucrose - A complex sugar made up of fructose and glucose. Bees break it down into these simple building blocks.
Maya - A group of indigenous peoples of Central America.
Larvae - Insects in the next stage of development after they have emerged from eggs. A caterpillar is a larva.
Pollination - The process through which pollen is taken from one plant to another so that new seeds can be made.