In Croatia, unexploded mines dot the landscape and... ...University outlined the idea for the experiment: Bees have a perfect sense of smell that can quickly de... ...nt of TNT.“Our basic conclusion is that the bees can clearly detect this target, and we are very s... ...TNT particles in them. The metho...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/20/Training-Honeybees-to-Find-Land-Mines/
There aren't enough honeybees in the wild to polli... ...ps in as a migratory beekeeper. He sends hives of bees to agricultural areas that need them during each... ...at a time, for a total load of over three million bees !It’s different at different times of year.... ...ad them.Read more about the intr...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/07/What-Its-Like-To-Ship-32-Million-Bees-Across-State-Lines/
Honeybees in a hive have fairly identical genes. T... ...t switch genes on or off chemically, differ among bees that do different jobs. And bees can change those chemical switches themselves, wh... ...needed. Under normal circumstances, young worker bees are nurses in the hiv...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/09/18/Job-Swapping-Changes-Honeybee-DNA/[youtube BZZMrtC2wGs] (YouTube link)Fire ants are the geeks of the insect world. They seek out technology, particularly electric gadgets. And they have super powers, such as the ability to survive being cooked in a micro...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/13/Fire-Ants-and-Techno-Chaos/
No, bees have not developed 2-inch long stingers. That's a...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/14/photo-of-a-bee-sting-in-progress/
Would you like to encourage wild, solitary bees to live near your home? You can build a bee hotel... ...uild a bee hotel that provides the amenities that bees on the go are looking for. Bundle together shoots...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/09/a-bee-hotel/(Video Link) Two guys are trying to move a honey bee colony without any specialized equipment. One is calm and confident; the other is nervous and uncertain. Judging from the conversation, they've been in situations...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/23/did-you-put-any-thought-into-this/(vimeo link) A farmer in Brooklyn? Why, yes! Megan Paska has found her calling as an urban beekeeper. This short film is part of the Made By Hand series. Link -Thanks, Keith!...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/02/the-beekeeper/(YouTube link) YouTube member Beekalmer added sticks and stones to her backyard birdbath to make it easier for honeybees to get water. Parts of this video are in slow motion so you can get a good look at how honeybees...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/27/honey-bees-drinking-water/(YouTube link) This makes no sense at all, but does that matter when a video has cats and boots and other stuff? It's even got a catchy chant! Animation by Henry Edmonds, with music by Robert Clouth. -via Buzzfeed...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/25/boots-and-cats/
