Comments on: Bomb-Sniffing Bees http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ashlee http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1958688 ashlee Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:23:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26876#comment-1958688 WOW!! Amazing i cant believe people can actually train bees to find drugs and stuff. It is a great invention (if it works) and the world ca nuse this more and more!! im so excited!! How do the bees actually know that it is a bad chemical/drug? ... WOW!! Amazing i cant believe people can actually train bees to find drugs and stuff. It is a great invention (if it works) and the world ca nuse this more and more!! im so excited!! How do the bees actually know that it is a bad chemical/drug? …

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1869910 Ali S. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:47:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26876#comment-1869910 @ emmiline ...toodling? o_o @ emmiline

…toodling? o_o

]]> By: emmiline http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1869369 emmiline Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:33:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26876#comment-1869369 not to be the token bunny hugger or anything- but poor little bees! the just wanna be outside toodling about in the flowers! they do look like they're getting ready for launch...it's so pathetic it's kind cute :) not to be the token bunny hugger or anything- but poor little bees! the just wanna be outside toodling about in the flowers!

they do look like they’re getting ready for launch…it’s so pathetic it’s kind cute :)

]]> By: Katie0505 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1869123 Katie0505 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:48:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26876#comment-1869123 This is relatively old tech; bees have been used to sniff out various things for almost 40 years. Their bomb-sniffing application was pioneered by a team of geeks in Montana over a decade ago. I don't know whether the article I've linked to in my name qualifies as "respected," but the science is definitely there for bee-sniffers. I know that in one of the Montana team's first trials, they were initially disappointed by the bees' response to a certain area of a test minefield where they knew there were no munition chemicals planted. However, subsequent inspection of the area turned up materials from WW2-era bomb tests. Really, they're incredibly accurate! This is relatively old tech; bees have been used to sniff out various things for almost 40 years. Their bomb-sniffing application was pioneered by a team of geeks in Montana over a decade ago. I don’t know whether the article I’ve linked to in my name qualifies as “respected,” but the science is definitely there for bee-sniffers.

I know that in one of the Montana team’s first trials, they were initially disappointed by the bees’ response to a certain area of a test minefield where they knew there were no munition chemicals planted. However, subsequent inspection of the area turned up materials from WW2-era bomb tests. Really, they’re incredibly accurate!

]]> By: John Farrier http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1869099 John Farrier Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:25:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26876#comment-1869099 Woah, now, Awaiting -- I loathe spammers as much as the next blogger, but let's hold off on the swearing. Woah, now, Awaiting — I loathe spammers as much as the next blogger, but let’s hold off on the swearing.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1869065 Lauren Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:36:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26876#comment-1869065 Haha they look like they're strapped in to launch or something...almost makes me feel sorry for them, but I guess if it works it's worth it. Haha they look like they’re strapped in to launch or something…almost makes me feel sorry for them, but I guess if it works it’s worth it.

]]> By: machine http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/bomb-sniffing-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1869022 machine Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:33:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26876#comment-1869022 Wow, very cool. I wonder how hard it is to train the bees. Wow, very cool. I wonder how hard it is to train the bees.

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