Bumble bees - just like humans and dogs - like to play with balls, UK scientists have found.Researchers have, for the first time, observed insects interacting with inanimate objects as a form of play.The team said its findings, published in the journal Animal Behaviour, add to growing evidence that bees' minds are much more complex than previously imagined.

Bumble bees - just like humans and dogs - like to play with balls, UK scientists have found.Researchers have, for the first time, observed insects interacting with inanimate objects as a form of play.The team said its findings, published in the journal Animal Behaviour, add to growing evidence that bees' minds are much more complex than previously imagined.