昆虫で抽象概念の研究は出来るのか
制限はあるけど、ミツバチやクモはある程度の算術(のルール学習)が出来ることが示唆されている
ショウジョウバエが数量感覚を持ってそうなので、神経基盤へ迫ることが出来る可能性
数量認知(quantical cognition)
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数値認知(numerical cognition)
ショウジョウバエ(fruit fly)
Numerical discrimination in Drosophila melanogaster
コオロギ(cricket)
Spontaneous quantity discrimination in crickets
ミツバチ(Honeybee)
Spontaneous quantity discrimination of artificial flowers by foraging honeybees
Numerical cognition in honeybees enables addition and subtraction
Numerical ordering of zero in honey bees
Transfer from Number to Size Reveals Abstract Coding of Magnitude in Honeybees
Transfer from continuous to discrete quantities in honeybees
クモ(Spider)
Nephila clavipes spiders (Araneae: Nephilidae) keep track of captured prey counts: testing for a sense of numerosity in an orb-weaver
The role of numerical competence in a specialized predatory strategy of an araneophagic spider
その他（Review）
The neuronal code for number
The Adaptive Value of Numerical Competence
Understanding the origin of number sense: a review of fish studies