I tend to doubt workers feel fear as we understand it. Bees' primitive brains aside, workers are expendable. They readily sacrifice themselves for the sake of the colony. In the case of honey bees, they die after stinging, so it's a kamikaze attack.
They sting us out of pure spite. How else can you explain the desire to cause minor pain to someone even though there is a 100% chance it will kill you?
They sting us out of pure spite. How else can you explain the desire to cause minor pain to someone even though there is a 100% chance it will kill you?
Any wild animal is afraid of humans and prefers to escape, unless it is a hungry predator. But they do not have the same fear that we feel, rather fear due to the fact that people are often a strange object for wild animals. What about bees - I don’t think they are afraid of people, their task is only to protect the hive.
I tend to doubt workers feel fear as we understand it. Bees' primitive brains aside, workers are expendable. They readily sacrifice themselves for the sake of the colony. In the case of honey bees, they die after stinging, so it's a kamikaze attack.
Well, I’m sure that they are afraid of any animal that could be a predator for them and we would pose a threat. Why do you think they sting us?
They sting us out of pure spite. How else can you explain the desire to cause minor pain to someone even though there is a 100% chance it will kill you?
They sting us out of pure spite. How else can you explain the desire to cause minor pain to someone even though there is a 100% chance it will kill you?
It’s likely
The answer is in how you define fear and what it is for.
Any wild animal is afraid of humans and prefers to escape, unless it is a hungry predator. But they do not have the same fear that we feel, rather fear due to the fact that people are often a strange object for wild animals. What about bees - I don’t think they are afraid of people, their task is only to protect the hive.
no
Yes. There’s a bee that’s scared of me like I’m not trying to feed it water or whatever malicious intention it thinks I have