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Ulli I think you speak from experience eh! Your family in Germany are in
the bee business. Am I correct?
JoanW
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Ulli Hoeger
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 9:20 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Do honeybees and bumblebees mix?
A simple test to discriminate between honey bees (Apis mellifera) and other
similar looking species is to let them sting. If the stinger with venom
bladder and some other tissue (muscle and nerve) is left behind by the bee
in your skin and needs to be pulled out it was a honey bee worker, if no
stinger is left behind it wasn't a honey bee that stung you. Many of the
solitary bees are not capable of penetrating the human skin, no harm done.
Bumble bees can and will, and it hurts a lot.
This method works, trust me, and as a side effect you will learn quickly to
recognize honey bees by looking at them (I think that's referred to as
learning reinforced by punishment)
Ulli
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Your family in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
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are in the bee business. Am I correct?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, September =
24, 2007
9:20 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName =
w:st=3D"on">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] =
Do
honeybees and bumblebees mix?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>A simple test =
to
discriminate between honey bees (Apis mellifera) and other similar =
looking
species is to let them sting. If the stinger with venom bladder =
and some
other tissue (muscle and nerve) is left behind by the bee in your skin =
and
needs to be pulled out it was a honey bee worker, if no stinger is left =
behind
it wasn't a honey bee that stung you. Many of the solitary bees =
are not
capable of penetrating the human skin, no harm done. Bumble bees =
can and
will, and it hurts a lot.<br>
This method works, trust me, and as a side effect you will learn quickly =
to
recognize honey bees by looking at them (I think that's referred =
to as
learning reinforced by punishment)<br>
<br>
Ulli<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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