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The transponders weigh a fraction of the bee's own mass and log hive entries. The figure is taken from Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Honeybees can carry tiny radio tags

The transponders weigh a fraction of the bee's own mass and log hive entries Researchers glue a tag to the thorax and place readers at the hive entrance. The record of individual trips shows how far a colony forages and how flowers and weather change the routine. The tags drop off with age. It sits in Mondo's animals collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The transponders weigh a fraction of the bee's own mass and log hive entries. The figure is taken from Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.