Bees Possess High Brain Cell Density But That Doesn't Make Them the Most Intelligent. Here's Why

You might be busy as a bee today but these birds and ants certainly aren’t. In a comparative study conducted between birds, bees, and ants, scientists discovered that bees have the highest cell density in their brains, higher than most small birds. As many animals may have smaller brains due to ergonomic reasons but they are still quite intelligent, for instance, birds have smaller brains as heavier ones would make flying a challenge. According to NewScientist, In the experiments led by Rebekah Keating Godfrey at the University of Arizona, the brains of 450 insects, belonging to 32 different species including bees, wasps, ants, and a species of the fly were studied. Whereas ant species Novomessor cockerelli had only 400,000 cells per milligram.But team member Wulfila Gronenberg says it has little to do with intelligence and more to do with visual acuity during aerial travel.