A honey bee's body is a small marvel of specialized engineering — built almost entirely around two tasks: finding flowers and getting the colony fed. Its senses of smell and taste, in particular, are far more sophisticated than most people realize. A Sense of Smell Built for Survival Honey bees have 170 odorant receptors — compare that to 62 in fruit flies and 79 in … [Read more...] about Bees Can Smell 50 Times Better Than Dogs — Here’s How