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Hornets
rps3:
I hate bees and wasps as much as the next guy, but you have to admire the beauty of that thing...from afar.
I've been lucky enough to collect 3 basketball sized ones that are now hanging along side a few deer mounts.
bjrogg:
I agree rps3. They can make some beautiful nest and that one there is a real beauty.
Bjrogg
upstatenybowyer:
Okay, I see the beauty in it, but I still want to sneak up on that thing and :-M! (my brother and I got massacred by hornets when we were kids).
Hawkdancer:
Was probably 11 or 12 at summer camp and we were marking a trail, when we cut into a huge bee hive! I was holding a paint can 3rd in line and the kid, in front of me turned and knocked the can up and onto me, burst past running as fast as he could, the counselor yelled to Get off the trail and stand still, which I did. The bees chased the other kids more than a mile. One kid apparently ran 3 miles back to the main camp. I think I got stung maybe twice, the paint smell helped I'm sure! Bees don't bother me much, wasps, hornets, and Yellowjackets are another matter!
Hawkdancer
upstatenybowyer:
I actually enjoy the occasional honey bee sting. It's actually used as therapy for MS, back pain, arthritis, ect.
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