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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 04:24 PM
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There was a wasp in the house, so I saved him and let him go outside
Not even 10 minutes later he came back in! I am not tempting fate and try to save him again, but I am not going to squish him either, I'll just let him be.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 04:37 PM
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1. pet peeve
It's almost surely a female. Most insects are.
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 04:52 PM
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2. Oh ok.
Well, "her" then. :-)
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 04:54 PM
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3. sorry
it was nice of you to let her out the first time - I tend to smash first when I see stinging insects - bees, wasps, hornets.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 05:12 PM
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4. KILL IT!! KILL IT!!!
Some species I wouldn't mind if they went extinct!

The Wasp and the Hornet are two of them.

What can they do that Honeybees can't?
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 05:15 PM
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5. I'm allergic to stings. I'd have no mercy.
Redstone
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 06:12 PM
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6. Holy shit!
Do you have a syringe loaded and ready to go in case you get stung? I knew a guy that had a kit that he carried with him when he went to the mountains.

I didn't think of the allergy part!
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 06:36 PM
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7. I do that a lot. It proves we are superior people.
don't let the little shit sting you.


mark
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 06:46 PM
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8. I have dealt with wasps before
if you leave them alone they leave you alone. I just can't bring myself to squish it.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 06:50 PM
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9. Good for you. My daughter picks up worms off the sidewalk and puts them in the grass.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 07:27 PM
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10. This one needs a swat with a newspaper
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