Still Waters Posted October 17, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Scientists have discovered bees not only bite enemies that are too small to sting, but paralyse their victims with a snake-like venom. http://www.telegraph...l-as-sting.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever Learning Posted October 17, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasina Posted October 17, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Both ends are dangerous! Soon the bees will attack us for enslaving them and causing their massive die offs. The Beepocalypse is upon us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted October 18, 2012 #4 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerberusxp Posted October 18, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 18, 2012 No kidding Sherlock! I was bitten and stung at the same time by a HUGE black and white bumble bee in Hawaii in 1977. It left the stinger and poison sac in the back of my thumb and when I went to pull it out I accidentally squished the poison sac. OOOOOWWWWWWEEEEEEE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 18, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Well, I'll bee darned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatakah Posted October 23, 2012 #7 Share Posted October 23, 2012 To my knowledge and personal experience MANY bees, and wasps for that matter, do not sting at all, but in fact bite as their first line of defence. I have demonstrated this many times for others by bare-handed handling of bees and wasps. People are shocked when I outstretch my hand to an enormous carpenter bee, for example, and allow it to walk onto the palm of my hand, stroke its back with my finger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjl10 Posted November 7, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 7, 2012 such amazing creatures! Good article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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