I'm fascinated, and admittedly horrified, by parasitoid wasps that "invade" other insects and use them as womb and food for their offspring. But I'm scared of all flying insects that have the potential to sting or bite me. Looking forward to hearing more from you about life and wasps.
Have you read <i> The Honeybee Democracy</i>? Fascinating book. Also, my daughter and her spouse are starting beekeeping this spring, with two hives. I know less about wasps, but in general community-dwelling creatures interest me. Ants, termites, prairie dogs, human beings...
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I'm fascinated, and admittedly horrified, by parasitoid wasps that "invade" other insects and use them as womb and food for their offspring. But I'm scared of all flying insects that have the potential to sting or bite me. Looking forward to hearing more from you about life and wasps.
I am itching to pick up the wasp poems again… you'll hear a lot about them soon!
Have you read <i> The Honeybee Democracy</i>? Fascinating book. Also, my daughter and her spouse are starting beekeeping this spring, with two hives. I know less about wasps, but in general community-dwelling creatures interest me. Ants, termites, prairie dogs, human beings...
I'll look it up! Thank you. Bee keeping sounds cool. I'm trying to figure out how I can volunteer locally.
That last para is perfect.
They were sheltering from the rain. But I sent out a plea anyway.
If you plea, they will come. I paraphrase, of course.
Haha!