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Index of Subjects <html> <body> There are many species of bees that are parasites of other bees. Usually (?) they lay their egg on the host's pollen store. The larva will feed on the pollen. I believe these are called kleptoparasites. There are numerous variations. It's possible that a bee mimic (i.e. a fly) might do the same thing!<br> Angus<br><br> At 08:27 PM 9/23/2007, Pat wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello everyone: <br><br> After three different weekends mowing our side laws (and five bee stings later) I discovered an underground bee nest, that appears to be composed of honey bees. (They are definitely not hornets, as some years ago there was an yellow jacket nest in the same area, but that is another story...) <br><br> The nest is in a hole about the size of a $2 coin, and in a bank that has been recently "oraged" by a skunk... I spend yesterday watching the bees come and go, and then I noticed a bumblebee that was trying ot crawl into one of the skunk holes. It then flew around as if looking for something and then landed and went into the same hole that the honey bees were using. There was no apparent change in the behaviour of the thoney bees as they continue to arrive and leave the hole. A few minutes later another bumblebee went into the hole. <br><br> I was watching again today and saw the same behaviour. I have yet to see a bumblebee come back out., but I assume that they must. <br><br> Has any one seen this type of behaviour before? <br><br> Pat <br><br> <br><br> <font face="Courier, Courier"> ========================================================================== <br> Patrick Kelly <br> Director of Computer Facilities <br> ========================================================================== <br> Faculty of Architecture and Planning <br> Dalhousie University <br> ========================================================================== <br> PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road <br> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 <br> Canada Canada <br> ========================================================================== <br> Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca <br> ========================================================================== <br> </font></blockquote></x-html></blockquote></body> </html>
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