They can pick you out of a line up, help catch a serial killer, and go home and dance.

Honey bees are very intelligent. Like a drunk remembering his favorite dive bar, a bee will remember exactly where his favorite flower is, and can even give directions to the other bees in the colony.

Bees are extremely important to all life. They say that if bees were to become extinct, life on Earth would cease within two years. Bees pollinate the flowers so fruits and vegetables can come to fruition (pun intended) and 7 species of bee, including the Honey Bee, are on the Endangered Species list.

The amazing creatures are good for more than sweetening your tea and making life on Earth to continue! Read on to learn more about the amazing bee.

Bees have feelings.

Bees have different personalities, just like humans. Some are naturally happy and optimistic, and some become pessimistic when upset. Their personalities and moods change with circumstance- a gardener harvests it's favorite patch of flowers for instance, or when weather is bad making it impossible to fly and collect nectar. Some bees are even thrill seekers while others prefer the comfort of the predictable familiar.

Bees recognize humans.

Bees can recognize your face. They use what scientists call configular processing and put together pieces of the whole- eyes, ears, lips- to make a memory of the individual. Computer scientists are using this research to make greater facial recognition software.

Remember this next time you try to swat at a bee. If you miss him, he might go get his thrill seeking friend and search you out...

Reverse aging.

Bees brains age in reverse. When they do different jobs from their own, their brains stop aging and can even reverse- essentially turning back the signs of time. Scientists are using these findings to help in curing dementia.

Bes are natural math whizzes.

Can you quickly determine the shortest routes to all six of your errands around town today? Bees can. They can quickly decide the shortest routes to their favorite flowers in order to make the days nectar gathering more time efficient.

Bees boogie.

Bees are expert communicators, but lack thumbs to draw maps. So they developed a way to tell the other bees how to get to the primest batch of flowers- they do a lttle dance.

The other bees gather 'round and watch the shimmy and shake, and depending on if the dancer does the mamba or the mashed potato the rest of the hive mates instantly know the exact direction and distance.

To Catch a Killer

No, I'm not talking about killer bees.

The FBI is using bee behavior to create computer algorithms to help catch serial killers.

You can say that bees and serial killers share an MO. The murderer will commit crimes close to home, yet just far enough away so that neighbors are unaware and not grow suspicious. In the same way, bees collect pollen near their hive but far enough away that predators and neighbors cannot find their hive. By studying this pattern, or "buffer zone", police gained a better understanding of both bee and serial killer behavior and improved the models police use to find killers.

Do you know any cool facts about bees? Share in the comments!

Sources: NationalGeographic.com, mentalfloss.com, www.si.edu, Mental Floss