Everyone knows that bees are busy. There is even saying in English that one can be" as busy as a bee". However, little （know）about how bees play. Now scientists from Queen Mary University of London have made an amazing （discover）. In their study, the researchers found that bees could relax after a busy day making honey-they play with balls. The insects particularly enjoyed （play）with small, wooden balls. According to the researchers, the way bees play is simpler that we humans do. Younger bees rolled more balls than older bees, while adult males spent （long）playing with balls than adult females. The ball-rolling bees are the first known insects to"play".
The researchers （experiment ）on 45 bumblebees in a specially designed test area. The bees were given two choices. The first was to fly （direct） to get a sugary treat. The second was to get to the treat by going around different coloured wooden balls. Most of the bees decided to play with the balls and then get their treat, showed that bees are more thoughtful than people believed. "Bees are a million （mule） from the mindless, unfeeling creatures they are traditionally believed to be, "said one of the researchers.
