There is a "buzz" in the blogosphere at the moment and it is not the bees but the Independent on Sunday that is causing it. Why? Well apparently mobiles phone are killing the bees of the world. According to the Indy, scientists think that radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees' navigation systems, preventing the famously homeloving species from finding their way back to their hives.In true
What's that ? Your mobile is ringing? Answer it and you will be responsible for the death of mankind. Oh yes!
Update: The Cross Pond blog has some pretty pictures and more details about how the world is going to end because we're killing bees.
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And if you plot the phenomenon of global warming to the growth of mobile phones you will also see a significant correlation. The planet has become a giant microwave oven
There's a veritable swarm of bee posts today.
Indeed. Today's Crossed Pond has the full scoop on bees. It's not just the cell phones--it's global warming, Africanization, sunspots, and Frankenfoods as well. And possibly also gay marriage, though we're still running the numbers on that...
Does it work on wasps?
There's also a clear inverse correlation between global warming and the number of pirates: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Pchart.jpg/776px-Pchart.jpg
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