Do insects have personalities?

Name: Do insects have personalities?
Uploaded: 2019-01-29T22:17:02Z
Duration: 11 min 25 s
Description: Have you confused a bee with a wasp, or an ant with a termite? Are all bugs the same to you? Zoologist Melinda Babits aims to change your mind. Babits' insightful research on insect behavior suggests that bugs are creatures with distinct personalities — and that studying their conduct might teach us a thing or two about human interaction.

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Melinda Babits |

TEDxDebrecenUniversity

• December 2017

Have you confused a bee with a wasp, or an ant with a termite? Are all bugs the same to you? Zoologist Melinda Babits aims to change your mind. Babits' insightful research on insect behavior suggests that bugs are creatures with distinct personalities — and that studying their conduct might teach us a thing or two about human interaction.