The beetle with a handle on its back

[nirvarq]

Is this Intelligence : Nature or Nurture ?

How is intelligence formed ? From a person’s genes and physiological attributes (nature), or from personal experiences, education and exposure to the world around us ?

Others state that all humans are born as a 'blank slate' and the amount of intelligence we have is dependent upon our experiences ?







http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22526-zoologger-the-beetle-with-a-handle-on-its-back.html

Habitat: Hiding inside termite nests in Cambodia, letting someone else do the heavy lifting

Anyone who has ever been for a long walk with small children knows that one of them will inevitably say, or rather whine, "I'm tired. Carry me?" Male readers may well have given in and given the child a piggyback, if only to avoid being thought too feeble to carry the weight.

Termites are pushovers too. Like many social insects, worker termites spend a lot of their time carrying their larvae around. It makes sense: the larvae move slowly, so it takes them a long time to reach their food.

The newly discovered scarab beetle, Eocorythoderus incredibilis, has found a way to exploit the termites' helpful attitude. Not content with living in the termites' nest and stealing their food, it has persuaded the termites to carry it around. It even has a nifty handle on its back so they can pick it up easily.

 

[ionzu]

please throw away any notions of eugenics. few besides hitler and lky promote the concept of eugenics.