tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post2310825825243727888..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Bomb-sniffing BeesRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-87846465170355365012008-10-18T11:26:00.000-07:002008-10-18T11:26:00.000-07:00Homer Simpson FTW!Homer Simpson FTW!Jack Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202365155540203592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-21019776190296391372008-10-16T22:18:00.000-07:002008-10-16T22:18:00.000-07:00Your solution, Jack, is the best, of course.Your solution, Jack, is the best, of course.Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-91644956607029728092008-10-16T08:01:00.000-07:002008-10-16T08:01:00.000-07:00How about dogs shooting bees out of their mouths?How about dogs shooting bees out of their mouths?Jack Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202365155540203592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-3181193442054343942008-10-15T14:12:00.000-07:002008-10-15T14:12:00.000-07:00You don't need a crate full of bees. I'll go out t...You don't need a crate full of bees. I'll go out there with a bee on a string.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-69406549914039489362008-10-15T11:25:00.000-07:002008-10-15T11:25:00.000-07:00Thanks Morgan!I didn't realize how quickly bees le...Thanks Morgan!<BR/><BR/>I didn't realize how quickly bees learned to associate the scent of bombs with food, but dang, that's quick! Most typical drones only live a few months, so I guess they have to learn quickly before they die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-84956294038202135392008-10-15T10:56:00.000-07:002008-10-15T10:56:00.000-07:00Kit--they actually take only two or three exposure...Kit--they actually take only two or three exposures to a scent coupled with sugar water to train, which is why people are getting all excited about this (crime dogs, on the other hand, take months or years to train).<BR/><BR/>Through this pavlovian conditioning, the bees associate the smell of bombs with the sweet taste of the reward, so whenever they smell some infinitely trace amount of the chemical, their little tongues stick out in anticipation, more or less, which is what the camera picks up.<BR/><BR/>I don't know about you, but I think it sounds pretty cute!<BR/><BR/>Also, they're already using bees like this to test people for the early signs of tuberculosis.morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015995307729107251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-55270078243145617882008-10-15T09:22:00.000-07:002008-10-15T09:22:00.000-07:00Aren't bees short lived (aside from the queen)? H...Aren't bees short lived (aside from the queen)? How long does it take to train them vs how long they live? I'd also rather have a bomb sniffing rat. If the bee gets angry and stings just once... your bomb sniffing device has just committed suicide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-62685611092848233532008-10-15T04:49:00.000-07:002008-10-15T04:49:00.000-07:00Personally, I'd rather have giant African pouched ...Personally, I'd rather have giant African pouched rats sniffing out the land mines. They do, in fact, work for peanuts!<BR/><BR/>(www.apopo.org for "ugly" details)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172850181007474803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-87144846274936091602008-10-14T22:31:00.000-07:002008-10-14T22:31:00.000-07:00Hey! This is a good idea. Of course, it would be b...Hey! This is a good idea. Of course, it would be better if the bees had been trained to sting the one carrying the bomb (of course, then they would need to train another batch of bees). Then all they would have to do is find the dude screaming "BEEES!!" or simular term. Lol. (I apologize for my sadism. =/) This is a good idea though, it would be possible to train a whole colony to do this, due to bee's communication. They Dance to tell one another what they have found. So, if the trained bees teach their hive the "C4 Boogaloo" then they could all possibly learn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-56278823800988727642008-10-14T12:41:00.000-07:002008-10-14T12:41:00.000-07:00COOL! Not only do you get a better bomb sniffer, y...COOL! Not only do you get a better bomb sniffer, you also get one that can provide you with yummy honey and beeswax on the side. And no pooper-scooper duty, either!<BR/><BR/>I always wanted to get into apiculture. Someone front me the money for a couple of Langstroths and a bee suit, willya? It's for the good of the country! ;-)<BR/><BR/>--TwoDragonsDenita TwoDragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122913786289906059noreply@blogger.com