The Daily Flash -Eco, Space, Tech (7/6)

Pentagon’s Robo-Hummingbird Flies Like the Real Thing

Military-backed researchers have built a tiny drone that looks and flies like a hummingbird, flapping its little robotic wings to stay in the air. So far, the mock bird, built for Pentagon mad-science division Darpa, has only stayed aloft for 20 seconds at a time. But that short flight was enough to show the potential of a whole new class of miniature spies, inspired by nature. Darpa just handed AeroVironment, makers of the winged “nano air vehicle,” another $2.1 million to build a hummingbot 2.0.

Facebook Farce: Top British Spy Exposed on Facebook
There are red faces in the UK today after it emerged that private details about the incoming head of MI6 were posted to Facebook by his wife. The details included information about John Sawers’ family, residence, vacations…and a photo of Sawers in a Speedo.

Honeybee mobs overpower hornets

Honeybee hordes use two weapons - heat and carbon dioxide - to kill their natural enemies, giant hornets.

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[Blofeld]

This is why all the sensible Bad Guys own a cat