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Don't forget to preregister for next month's meeting with speaker Dr. Lars Chittka! https://us02web.zoom.us/.../register/HVFU2B5vQN2YohPOBJrR9Q

Link to October 2025 Newsletter: https://app.luminpdf.com/viewer/1WN_F326XpF8BRrnWc4yxZwHAf4ZlUcji

Monthly Educational Meeting
Always free and open to the public!

In-Person Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI)
*Paid Parking Available*

Or via Zoom:YOU MUST USE THE LINK SENT TO YOU FROM ZOOM WHEN YOU PREREGISTERED!!!

Date: Tue, November 11th, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm EST

Beginner Q&A: 6:30-7:00 pm
Presentation: 7:00pm

Speaker: Lars Chittka
Topic: The Mind of the Bee

The lecture is free and open to the public. Paid parking is available. Dr. Chittka will join us live via Zoom to share insights into his groundbreaking work on bee intelligence.

His talk will explore topics such as bees’ exceptional navigational skills, their ability to recognize flowers and human faces, their demonstration of basic emotions, and their capacity for counting, tool use, problem-solving, and observational learning.

Dr. Chittka will also
discuss the extraordinary computing power of bees’ tiny brains, the psychological differences among them, and the ethical implications of their potential to think and feel.

He is a Professor of Sensory and Behavioural Ecology at Queen Mary College of the University of London and founder of the Research Centre for Psychology at Queen Mary.

He is known for his work on the evolution of sensory systems and cognition using insect-flower interactions as a model system. Professor Chittka has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of animal cognition and its impact on evolutionary
fitness, studying bumblebees and honeybees.

General Meetings are
Every month on the Second Tuesday occurrence(s)
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Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZwkduyopj0oEtC6ROaPVVkXmw0eBDKDJ9yi/ics?icsToken=DEF3v-OaSmfPp63YqAAALAAAAHNPgVICQg_oYJEiMNe0swtRx_bD7sJMgtdJlKbLKI2VxJ-af2AVbYC7gVENCSfsAAmES00NytyoyQh_TjAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=6VWEB1BbQauGDT0ZPqevQA

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Meeting ID: 889 1508 6284
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Bee School

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