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Sketchy · Greenhorn Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 6

[TRIVIA][SPEC]Bee Facts and Frivolous Knowledge

johnny5

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:21 am

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Sketchy · Greenhorn Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 6

Interesting Observation!

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:27 am

johnny5

Yes, I thought about it previously, I couldn't make a connection though.
A friend of mine used to raise bees, until he starved them to death one winter.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:39 am

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All bees can repeatedly sting other bees or other insects many times. Bees die after stinging a human (or other animals) because the barbs of their stinger get stuck in the flesh instead of pulling back through the hard exoskeleton. The stuck stinger rips the back end off of the bee when it tries to fly away, etc, etc.

at least thats what I remember from jr high science and bio Wink

been a few years

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:47 am

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Sketchy · Greenhorn Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 6

Correct. Human flesh is too firm for the bee's stingr to pull back out.
But the queens are a different story.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:10 am

ABoxInABox

So, the Princess is the Replacment for the Queen?

Does that mean that someone was eating the Glass Coffin? Wouldn't that hurt?

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:45 am

anaerin

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:08 am

ABoxInABox

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:20 am

daboking

it has been stated b4 that we are the bees and as Sketchy stated (and evidenced by SPARMY), we are acclimating to a new queen, the SP.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:41 am

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Great. After reading this thread I have visions of Melissa wearing an "Ask me about bees!" badge.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:22 pm

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if anyone hits on her, she can tell them to buzz off

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:46 pm

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**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:09 pm

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Sketchy · Greenhorn Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 6

Is there anything else you all want to know about bees? Just ask. I know too much. Far too much. About many things.

**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:40 am

CoffeeJedi

i have a daily "random fact of trivia" calendar on my desk, today's fact:

"Total amount of food produced in the US that has been pollinated by bees: 30 percent"

i THINK they mean 30 percent of fruits and vegetables after you discard meat, but they could mean 30 percent total (what's the percentage of plant items in the average American's diet?)

**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:45 am

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