PLACE AND POSITION LEARNING IN HONEYBEES (APIS-MELLIFERA)

Foraging honeybees (Apis mellifera) were trained individually to choos e between 2 identical targets set close together on a large table in a heterogeneous surround. Discrimination was facilitated by the introdu ction of a small object that was nearer to 1 target than the other. It was also facilitated by the introduction of a longer object or a curv ed shield that was not differentially placed with respect to the targe ts but designed to encourage a fixed orientation to them. The results support a distinction between place learning and position learning in honeybees.