Pentagon protected by trained bees...

Pentagon protected by trained bees: "Soon the Pentagon will be using trained bees to help fight terror campaigns. The small insects are at the center of research for TNT, bomb-making facilities, and landmine detection. The bees are fitted with tiny wireless transmitters that can be tracked via a laptop. They have been trained to think that TNT contains sugar and therefore head straight to it. Pentagon researcher Dr. Alan Rudolph has outlined plans to put hives of these trained bees at security checkpoints, alerting the Army if anyone tries to pass carrying a bomb. He went on to explain how the bees outdo dogs, as they can detect odors better than their canine equivalents and can be conditioned using sugar-water as a reward."

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Posted: May 16, 2002