/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/bees-carrying-backpack-with-a-human-survival-payloadIn 2015, researchers set out to track bees to understand the reasons behind the slow decline in bee population. Honeybee carrying a tracking device (Image from RBG/KEW) According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, the species that survive are the ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/bees-carrying-backpack-with-a-human-survival-payloadTue, 04 Sep 2018 21:41:23 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:593ddfe9-2a43-4c1c-a049-372a4068994814rhb0<p>Like <span>[mention:5e331c213c4142eab9f53ae1e127bf18:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]</span> asks, a bit of information on the design would be really interesting. I like bees so I&#39;m not sure I&#39;d like to harm one by attaching electronics to it...but I guess this is a powerful method to determine their movements and habits.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NB: There was a Sci-Fi short film on Black Mirror about Colony Collapse Disorder called <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hated_in_the_Nation" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Hated in the Nation</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rod</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=5458&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/bees-carrying-backpack-with-a-human-survival-payloadTue, 04 Sep 2018 19:44:46 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:593ddfe9-2a43-4c1c-a049-372a40689948mp21000<p>OK, interesting.&nbsp; Do you have more details, more to come?&nbsp; How is the beating of the wings powering the backpack?&nbsp;&nbsp; How much does the backpack actually weigh?&nbsp; Is that really a honeybee?&nbsp; My father, brother and grandfather are/were beekeepers, what species is that bee?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=5458&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">