Experimental device for researching behavioral characteristics of bee under electrical stimulation

Abstract

The invention provides an experimental device for researching behavioral characteristics of a bee under electrical stimulation. The device comprises a stimulation chamber which is internally provided with an electrical stimulation unit, a bee escape behavior information acquisition unit and a bee sound information acquisition unit, the electrical stimulation unit comprises a first electrical stimulation area and a second electrical stimulation area, on and off between the first electrical stimulation area or the second electrical stimulation area and a power supply are controlled through a main controller, the bee escape behavior information acquisition unit and the bee sound information acquisition unit are both connected with the main controller, and the main controller determines which area is energized according to the current position of the bee. According to the experimental device for researching the behavioral characteristics of the bee under the electrical stimulation, escape behaviors and sound behaviors of the bee under the electrical stimulation are researched, pretreatment does not need to be conducted on a subject bee before the experiment, the procedure is simplified, harm caused by pretreatment to the subject bee is avoided, and the experimental results are more reliable. Automatic control is adopted in the whole experimental process, and the influences of human operation errors and human disturbance on bee behaviors on the experimental results are avoided.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of insect research, and in particular relates to an experimental device for studying the behavior characteristics of bees under electrical stimulation. Background technique [0002] Honey bees have amazing learning and memory abilities, and are model species for studying the neural basis of animal learning and memory. Electrical stimulation is used as a research method in the research process, but most of them focus on electrode implantation research, which is more harmful to bees. In 2014, Dr. Arian Avalos, an American scientist, conducted an experiment on the electrical stimulation of bees. He placed the bees in a stimulation chamber, placed the bees in a closed chamber, and arranged a metal grid on the bottom wall of the chamber, and stimulated the bees with voltages of different strengths. It was found that When the voltage exceeds a certain threshold, the bees will stick out their stingers and show agg...

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[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the defect in the prior art that lacks a device for studying the behavioral characteristics of honeybees under electrical stimulation, and to provide an experimental device for studying the behavioral characteristics of honeybees under electrical stimulation to solve the above problems

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