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De Mel, Securitas. Security from honey.

The common bumblebee has been enlisted Click here to learn about third-party website links in the quest for peace Click here to learn about third-party website links.

Scientists have trained honeybees to react when they sniff out explosives. It is unclear whether or not the bees suffer if the explosives go off: Can small animals ride out an explosion? Or is the force of explosion as destructive on their small bodies as it is to ours? If you know, please share.

There has been a long-term fear of "killer bees" Click here to learn about third-party website links making their way around the world, and specifically northward into the United States. I imagine they are nearly impossible Click here to learn about third-party website links to train. But it makes all the sense in the world to nudge them to the task of finding explosives and saving lives. Perhaps the next level of training would be to get the bees to trace the source of the explosives and then respond with extreme agitation.

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Let it bee.

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