Stealthy Insect Sensor Project unleashes bees to sniff out bombs

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auBois @ Nov 30th 2006 4:06PM

Now, if someone could just be clever enough to use Africanized Killer Bees (instead of looking into a box that has bees in it with a camera), then when they sniff out the explosive and don't get the sugar water they expect, they could swarm around the person carrying the bomb. That person would begin to wave their arms around, attempting to bat away the bees which would enrage them even further. Then, even if the "insurgent" isn't allergic to bee stings they'd still fall dead after four steps, having completely forgotten the switch for the bomb.

Unless, of course, they are using "dead man's" switches which they undoubtedly are... And then there's that problem with "collateral damage". But still, it makes a remarkable image.

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