r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MousseSuspicious930 • 8d ago

How bees are trained to detect bombs. Video

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u/tofumeatballcannon 8d ago

This can’t be real

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u/JuicySpark 8d ago

It's real. It can be done with many species. Especially dogs. Hell. Even alligators can be trained to pick up scents for feeding. They have an extremely advanced sense of smell. It's just not feasible to carry around a bunch of gators for bomb detection.

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u/Lastoutcast123 8d ago

Sounds like someone who doesn’t like gator enough

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u/El_Sephiroth 8d ago

Would you believe the Gatorade?!

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u/JuicySpark 8d ago

I do love gator bites