Buzzword: Security
De Mel, Securitas. Security from honey.
The common bumblebee has been enlisted 
in the quest for peace .
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" making their way around the world, and specifically northward into the United States. I imagine they are nearly impossible 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.
Comments
Let it bee.
Posted by: Tig | January 31, 2007 11:45 AM