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Study Says Bees Can Find Explosives

Study says bees can find explosives

Here's the latest buzz on detecting explosives: bomb-sniffing bees. A study at Los Alamos National Laboratory has found that honeybees can be trained to detect explosives, even in tiny quantities. "These bees really perform," said bee biologist Timothy Haarmann, the study's leader.
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Explosives Find Bees Study

The only problem I see here is that fact that a bee is small and hard to see at times. I would rather use a pig to detect explosives as their noses are more sensitive than a dogs. Plus with a pig you will not accidently crush them as you could with a bee.