Wart Spray

[What]

Wasp vs Bee Sting(http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/articles/waspstng.html):
"The bee is unable to rip the shaft back out through the wound due to the barbs' resistance against the firmness of human flesh. The wasp stinging apparatus has lancets with very small barbs, more like fine serrated edges. A wasp can extract the shaft and fly happily off contented with having executed a nasty attack (or is it defence?) on the hapless human, whilst the poor old bee ends up having the entire stinging apparatus, poison sac and all, wrenched out of its abdomen. The bee will later die due to the damage caused."

[Shrub]

The picture that accompanies that explanation is more or less what we call a wasp over here, the picture you get when i type wasp in that search is somthing we dont have,

if you type bumble been in to that search you get 2 pics of what we know as bees, the one in the top left is what we call bumble bees and the one on the right resembles more of what we would call a honey bee (i do know they are supposed to be the same animal on there)

I will see if i can take a picture of what we call a wasp,

[What]

you call honey bees wasps?

[Shrub]

From looking at those pictures yes it resembles what we call a wasp more han what we call a honey bee, but we of course call the insects that make honey, honey bees,

Our honey bees are more furry and dark stripes that arent so profound, bumbel bees have a dirty yellow stripes and are big and round very docile and our wasps are bright yellow stripes on a two piece body and not furry,

[Raccoon]

I always thought that wasps can sting multiple times, however, the one that stung me had ripped itself free from my arm, leaving the stinger and its sack behind. I never found its remains, but having lost its ass I can't believe it survived.

[Raccoon]

Note. You may also be thinking of hornets.

[unlisted]

I always thought that wasps can sting multiple times, however, the one that stung me had ripped itself free from my arm, leaving the stinger and its sack behind. I never found its remains, but having lost its donkey I can't believe it survived.

...you said donkey!!


Anyways, nice to see my post HIJACKED on such a large scale, so I may as well add my own 2 cents...

Has anyone ever been stung by a bumble bee? When I was a kid, they are so docile over here, you could actually play tennis with them, and they were the birdie.

[Schuyler]

Let's not forget about yellow jackets:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/app ... 70317/1009

HUGE nests. One filled up a chevy. Check it out.

[p1ckf1sh]

One good thing to know: Wasps (at least what we here call wasps) will turn their moods to severely pissed when exposed to CO2 (carbon dioxide) and/or heat. Kinda like heat-seeking CO2-homing missiles. It is an alarm signal for them. It is a good idea to stop exhaling if a bunch of those are around you, that way they will at least leave your face alone. And never blow at one to scare it away.

To them CO2 and heat (especially around their nest) just means "huge predator near the sacred offspring"".

[Raccoon]

My "pet" wasps don't seem to attack my face when I get close to them. I put my eyeball right up to them when they're feeding on my humming bird feeder. I've blown at them and they stand fast, but only to keep balance. They don't seem to fear me, so they don't attack.

I can't express the experience gleaned from such a truce with nature.

[digital_blue]

That's cool Raccoon. Next you should try living with the grizzlies.

db

[unlisted]

Anyone have a pet skunk?

I am seriousily considering it, (deskunked of course) and I would want to train it to run to wherever it hears noises, than I would replace all my exterior doors with glass doors, without blinds..

I would think this would be so much better than a guard dog, I mean who in their right mind would break into a place if they see a skunk inside??


Seriousily now... Does anyone else think of things like this?

[Schuyler]

Skunks, despite the obvious, are also pretty cute. I would support your skunk-farm.

[unlisted]

Hence the de skunking, its an actual procedure.

They still smell a little (a bit) I am told, cannot spray anymore, but comon, thats the price on 100% PERFECT HOME SECURITY!!

[unlisted]

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=pet+skunk&meta=

who knew? google!