Insect cognition Insect cognition Insect cognition describes the mental capacities and study of those capacities in insects. The field developed from comparative psychology where early studies focused more on animal behavior. Researchers have examined insect cognition in bees, fruit flies, and wasps. Research questions consist of experiments aimed to evaluate insects abilities with perception, attention, memory (wasp multiple nest), spatial cognition, tools use, problem solving, and concepts. Unlike in animal behavior the concept of group cognition plays a big part in insect studies. It is hypothesized some insect classes like ant and bees think with a group cognitive to function within their
Blue velvet angelfish with a blue/black eye. Its coloration may not be directly visible unless it is kept in a very well lit environment. "C. deborae" is a very shy fish, often hiding amongst rubble and rocks (especially when feeling threatened). Blue velvet angelfish The blue velvet angelfish ("Centropyge deborae") is a small, dark blue, pygmy angelfish known from only one location in Fiji. The scientific name of the species comes from Deborah Smith, wife of Walt Smith. He collected the type series and described the species. "C. deborae" is known from only one location in Fiji. Found amongst deep sea pinnacles it