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Watching pathetic humans flapping around terrified of a tiny insect

My stepdaughter's thinks every yellow & black flying insect is a wasp. I'm like, 'no Gemma, that's a hoverfly & that's a wasp'.


 
Posted : 07/08/2018 11:06 am
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Watching pathetic humans flapping around terrified of a tiny insect a thosand times smaller than them

Why is it pathetic?  It makes no difference how big they are, they still sting and it still hurts like a bastard.


 
Posted : 07/08/2018 11:12 am
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Why is it pathetic?  It makes no difference how big they are, they still sting and it still hurts like a bastard.

& they'll sting you just cos they can as well! They don't need any encouragement. One went down my Mrs' blouse last week at Bempton, she didn't know it was there till it stung her.

(I nearly had to suck the poison out!)


 
Posted : 07/08/2018 11:17 am
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& they’ll sting you just cos they can as well! They don’t need any encouragement.

And they'll do it repeatedly, just 'cos they can. I had one down the back of a cycling jersey which gave me a good half dozen stings before I could get over to the side of the road and shake the bugger out.

I don't know why it was so cross with me, I didn't make it fly in there.


 
Posted : 07/08/2018 11:54 am
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I've got a wasp nest in the garden this year. I quite like watching them flying in and out going about their business. They don't bother me.  They go pesting the neighbours when they attempt to eat alfresco. "Where are all these wasps coming from dear"  🙂


 
Posted : 07/08/2018 12:40 pm
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F***’em they’re only bees.

“Luke, the stupid is strong in this one”

#rollseyes


 
Posted : 07/08/2018 11:15 pm
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It’s the punchline to the two beekeepers joke.


 
Posted : 07/08/2018 11:34 pm
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