BEE TONGUES!

I was wondering on air today what a Bee Tongue would look like…after reading about how Bees in the Netherlands have been trained to detect Covid 19.

{Dutch researchers have trained bees, which have an unusually keen sense of smell, to identify samples infected with COVID-19 — something they say could cut waiting times for test results to just seconds. To train the bees, scientists (Wageningen University) gave them sugary water as a reward after showing them samples infected with COVID-19. They would get no reward after being shown a non-infected sample. Having got used to the system, the bees were able to spontaneously extend their tongues to receive a reward when presented with an infected sample.}

Thanks to Steve for texting in this link to a Bee Tongue Video

Oh and here is a friendly reminder to leave those Dandelion’s on your lawn for the Bees!!

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This post was written by Sarah Woodley