Hi Adrian

 > 1)  They assumed that one can catch a bee after it leaves a
 > dancing bee and before it leaves a hive.

The bees concerned were under continuous observation and identified by 
permanently attached numbered discs

 > — and then that it might "intend" to go to a
 > specific site (an assumption never proved).

I do not see any such assumption being made.

 > They then glued a weight onto its back, released it, and
 > expected that bee to behave as if nothing had happened

Not a very significant weight... 3 mg to be be precise, application 
takes less than one second. the weight is not very significant, the most 
disruptive effect is that of increased air resistance, but at least that 
resistance is not particularly directional, the aerial is 16 mm long and 
cylindrical fine wire apart from a small phasing loop at it's centre 
with a small shottky diode wafer across the loop.

What makes you think that the extra weight will influence the direction 
  of travel ?


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