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The cause of suicide lies in the behavior of bees and ants
Last reviewed: 20.05.2018
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In the United States, a team of experts said that ants and bees will help to understand the true reasons why people commit suicide. According to the researchers, an in-depth study of these insects will help to understand why people are going to this desperate step. Experts noted that both ants and bees share a common trait with people - just like us, these insects prefer to live in a large group, this fact made the experts conduct such a study.
At the University of Florida, a team of specialists observed the behavior of insects to find out the causes of suicide among people. Previously, scientists have already determined that a certain psychological disorder leads to suicide. An in-depth study of the life of insects, who, like people, prefer to live in large groups, led scientists to the idea that insects tend to show benevolence and special attention, which can be attributed to highly organized social behavior inherent in people. In addition to goodwill, this type of relationship includes caring for newborns and old individuals, i.e. The desire to preserve life in the prevailing life situations, which are quite natural for society.
In addition, during their observations, researchers found that self-sacrifice is also inherent in this type of relationship in society by action, namely self-sacrifice, according to scientists, and is a suicide.
Scientists have managed to establish that a genetic predisposition can have a significant effect on suicidal tendencies, but in some cases a person may decide to commit suicide after a severe mental shock.
Specialists also noted that the main purpose of their observation of the behavior of insects is to determine the main reason why a person consciously deprives himself of life.
It is worth noting that bees also interested scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, where it was proved that the desire to disinterestedly care for the welfare of others, in these insects is genetically laid.
According to experts, bees produce the impression of peaceful and hardworking insects, however, in fact, this is not entirely true. With the help of experiments, experts have proved that bees have female and male DNA significant differences, in addition, there is a kind of rivalry between genes.
After observing the family of bees, scientists managed to find out that the death of the queen in the hive leads to the fact that some bees cease to take care of their own home and begin to act solely for their own good. Working bees continue to maintain order in the hive, and they are quantitatively superior to all other bees.
Similar behavior was explained by the fact that male genes are responsible for selfish behavior, and female ones for cooperative. In the hive, there is always only one queen and her DNA prevails among the bee family, but due to the fact that the fathers are different, some insects have a different set of genes, which affects their behavior.