Exhibit  99.2

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in  this  Form  8-K of our  report  dated  November  5,  1999  on the
consolidated  financial  statements of Destron Fearing Corporation as of and for
the year ended  September  30,  1999,  which was  included  in  Applied  Digital
Solutions,  Inc.'s previously filed Registration  Statement on Form S-4 File No.
333-38420.  It should be noted that we have not audited any financial statements
of Destron Fearing Corporation subsequent to September 30, 1999 or performed any
audit procedures subsequent to the date of our report.


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota,
April 23, 2001