tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post4757138546165322953..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Bees, wasps and hornetsSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-83779404698743693732012-01-17T06:23:11.219+02:002012-01-17T06:23:11.219+02:00CherryPie,
Our bees sometimes tend to be more agg...CherryPie,<br /><br />Our bees sometimes tend to be more aggressive. One swarm decided to settle in a house where I was living with a bunch of other people and they would just go out and sting people without any provocation at all, and eventually we called a professional beekeeper to remove them. <br /><br />But these mudpie wasps are not aggressive, just a bit if a nuisance because of the places they build their nests. Paper-nest wasps, however, are sometimes aggressive -- the sometimes build nests in the eaves of our house, and then sting anyone who goes near.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-44981663178853741512012-01-17T02:36:54.780+02:002012-01-17T02:36:54.780+02:00It does look rather large but it is not displaying...It does look rather large but it is not displaying its sting so I guess it is harmless unless provoked. Unlike our rather smaller wasps here, there stings are always out and they settle sting first. I have been stung several times by them.<br /><br />Bees however are harmless unless threatened or provoked. There stings are hidden until then.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-17469011272951332662012-01-16T10:11:56.581+02:002012-01-16T10:11:56.581+02:00I prefer "hornet". Has a nicer sound to...I prefer "hornet". Has a nicer sound to it and there was a British dinghy called the Hornet.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com