[NatureNS] Eastern Yellowjacket & Honeydew

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From: Nancy P Dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:22:15 -0300
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Beautiful picture Angus! Love those colours. The caption below reminded me o=
f "hornet feeding" as a kid.=20

When the overgrown privets were in blossom they acted like insect magnets. W=
e would scoop up what, in retrospect, was probably Bald-faced Hornets- we ca=
lled them Clowns, take them to the picnic table and hold spoons of sugar wat=
er up to their faces. They would keep sucking this up until we put them back=
 and got another. They were surprisingly docile, almost zombie-like (drunk o=
n nectar?) and never aggressive.=20

Maybe this was another insect altogether? White faces is what stands out in m=
y mind.=20

Nancy

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On 2013-08-21, at 12:44 PM, Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com> wrote:

> This morning a number of E. Yellowjackets were feeding on honeydew on the s=
haded part of our hedge.=20
> =20
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/9562034853/
> =20
> Angus

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Beautiful picture Angus! Love those co=
lours. The caption below reminded me of "hornet feeding" as a kid.&nbsp;</di=
v><div><br></div><div>When the overgrown privets were in blossom they acted l=
ike insect magnets. We would scoop up what, in retrospect, was probably Bald=
-faced Hornets- we called them Clowns, take them to the picnic table and hol=
d spoons of sugar water up to their faces. They would keep sucking this up u=
ntil we put them back and got another. They were surprisingly docile, almost=
 zombie-like (drunk on nectar?) and never aggressive.&nbsp;</div><div><br></=
div><div>Maybe this was another insect altogether? White faces is what stand=
s out in my mind.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy</div><div><br>Sent fr=
om my iPhone</div><div><br>On 2013-08-21, at 12:44 PM, Angus MacLean &lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:cold_mac@hotmail.com">cold_mac@hotmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><=
br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">This morning a number of E. Yellowjackets were feeding on h=
oneydew on the shaded part of our hedge. <br>
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<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/9562034853/">http://www=
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