Random bee behavior fact for those who wish to read, just because I feel like it and because it’s late and I’m stalling on sleeping:
Bumblebees may seem like passive, cuddly, and docile creatures, but they won’t hesitate to defend themselves if they feel as if their warnings aren’t being read or taken seriously.
I.e. the photo and diagram below, when a bee feels threatened they will raise one or more of their legs into the air, signaling to whatever or whomever may be bothering them as a message essentiality saying: “hey, back off, too close!”
species pictured: bombus pascuorum, bombus impatiens
If their defensive posture goes unnoticed or ignored, they may be pushed into defending themselves by stinging (which is also a stressful experience for not only one such as yourself, but also for the bee.) If you ever find yourself getting close to a bumblebee while taking pictures, walking close to them, or just admiring them, remember this posture! If a bee does this, it is simply asking you to take a step back as it feels it is being threatened.
Now you can understand and use this knowledge to your advantage if you ever come across one in the future. (Of course, because it’s very hard not to anthropomorphize animals, I do have to admit that they do look pretty cute when doing it. Just remember to respect them though!)
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HYMENOPTERA GROUP CHAT
🐜 bugs life radicalized me
Tending to my fungal garden
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🐝 beesknees
frolicked amongst some flowers today ^-^
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⚠️ wasp emoji when
Drank some delectable nectar !!
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🌻 bumbly creature
Ouuugh . I’m so yellow and roumd
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🧍♂️Pesticide Steve
Making my lawn perfectly smooth and uniform with no flowers or crevices as we speak.
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Before fandom art, I did children’s book illustration as my side hustle!
Now it’s my side SIDE hustle (getting signed on another book! Eeee!)
Enjoy some cuteness!
Title: Cate and The Garden Bandits which is a sequel to Cate’s Magic Garden and Rudy’s New Human (Magic train still in publishing process and will update once ready!)
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Her Majesty...
Today in the meadow i saw an american bumblebee queen!!!
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Bilberry bumblebee ! :-) 🐝🌿🌼
[ID: a symmetrical illustration of a bumblebee from above. It is on a pale blue background and is surrounded by small bilberry branches, leaves, and fruit. End.]
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Ranger Rick's Nature Magazine; January 1967 edition. Illustration by Bob Hines.
Internet Archive
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