Bumblebee sighting !! Woo !

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Signs they’re still around here !!

 

[CutThroat Kid]

I know nothing about these but once heard they can be kept as a pet and fed honey water. Took it with a grain of salt. Aren't they just like bees in that they have a hive and drone purpose and such??

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I know nothing about these but once heard they can be kept as a pet and fed honey water. Took it with a grain of salt. Aren't they just like bees in that they have a hive and drone purpose and such??

Yep it seems so . I had to look it up!!!

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[The Snark]

Nice hydrangea too. My old partner's hydrangea fanatic wife called that color purplink.

 

[viper69]

I know nothing about these but once heard they can be kept as a pet and fed honey water. Took it with a grain of salt. Aren't they just like bees in that they have a hive and drone purpose and such??

They are bees…

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Nice hydrangea too. My old partner's hydrangea fanatic wife called that color purplink.

similar color flowers yes close that’s the butterfly bush , our supposed Hydrangea macrophylla haven’t bloomed yet .

these things bloomed I dono what there called lol

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

They are bees…

Do any bees not have nests ?? Is this possible lol ..

 

[The Snark]

similar color flowers yes close that’s the butterfly bush ,

Yup. Double take. Wrong leaves. I thought butterfly bush, Buddleia, grew long stems of flowers as a rule.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Yup. Double take. Wrong leaves. I thought butterfly bush, Buddleia, grew long stems of flowers as a rule.

My bad its the angle of the photo lol
Things a behemoth of a plant .

 

[The Snark]

Things a behemoth of a plant .

That reminds me of fuchsia where the flowers take quite dissimilar shapes as they go through their growth stages.

 

[CutThroat Kid]

They are bees…

Do any bees not have nests ?? Is this possible lol ..

I don’t know anything man!

I thought this was Arachnoboards, not Bumbleboards!

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I don’t know anything man!

I thought this was Arachnoboards, not Bumbleboards!

I’ve never actually seen a bumble bee nest before but they do exist . No big deal I had to look it up to be certain, all bees and ants and termites usually have colonies.. not sure about bullet ant though.yep ! They do so that’s all of them.

 

[CutThroat Kid]

I’ve never actually seen a bumble bee nest before but they do exist . No big deal I had to look it up to be certain, all bees and ants and termites usually have colonies.. not sure about bullet ant though.yep ! They do so that’s all of them.

For all I knew, bumblebees might as well paralyze tarantulas and lay their eggs inside of them. Wouldn’t that be crazy??

 

[CutThroat Kid]

I’ve never actually seen a bumble bee nest before but they do exist . No big deal I had to look it up to be certain, all bees and ants and termites usually have colonies.. not sure about bullet ant though.yep ! They do so that’s all of them.

For all I knew, bumblebees might as well paralyze tarantulas and lay their eggs inside of them. Wouldn’t that be crazy if it was a thing??

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

For all I knew, bumblebees might as well paralyze tarantulas and lay their eggs inside of them. Wouldn’t that be crazy if it was a thing??

funny
That’s the wasp sponsored by Pepsi lol … haha .. bees

. imagine them laying eggs on sleeping birds and then hatching .. in the world of make believe.

 

[The Snark]

@CutThroat Kid The 'trademark' so to speak of bees is a one shot sting which kills the bee. Bees provide manufactured environments for their larvae.

 

[CutThroat Kid]

@CutThroat Kid The 'trademark' so to speak of bees is a one shot sting which kills the bee. Bees provide manufactured environments for their larvae.

I guess I knew that, just not all of what is and isn't a 'bee'. I hardly see bumblebees around here anymore (Idaho). But I do remember in high school I caught one cupped in my hands and it crawled all over me and didn't sting or anything. Always been curious about them since that happened. But have not seen one for a while!

Don't many non-bees also provide manufactured environments for the larvae as well?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I guess I knew that, just not all of what is and isn't a 'bee'. I hardly see bumblebees around here anymore (Idaho). But I do remember in high school I caught one cupped in my hands and it crawled all over me and didn't sting or anything. Always been curious about them since that happened. But have not seen one for a while!

Don't many non-bees also provide manufactured environments for the larvae as well?

Ants and termites do , and some roaches help raise the young. As do some other insects.
@ItalianTermiteMan seems to be the expert here on these species . I just saw his multitude posts on termites this week . Very interesting stuff!!

 

[CutThroat Kid]

Ants and termites do , and some roaches help raise the young. As do some other insects.
@ItalianTermiteMan seems to be the expert here on these species . I just saw his multitude posts on termites this week . Very interesting stuff!!

Moreso inquiring about Wasps and hornets. But yeah there are certainly other hive-oriented species in entirely different families. Moreso just wondering what was meant by "manufactured environments" as that doesn't seem exclusive to Bees.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Moreso inquiring about Wasps and hornets. But yeah there are certainly other hive-oriented species in entirely different families. Moreso just wondering what was meant by "manufactured environments" as that doesn't seem exclusive to Bees.

"manufactured environments" I think is just another word for a colony with worker classes and queens and stuff . But I’ll let @The Snark respond to what his definition is .
Wasps and hornets nest exactly like bees. Although some species are fossorial and have hidden nests 🪹.. like yellow jackets I had nest in my front lawn once think my dad killled it . Only wasps without nests are spider hunters and stuff like Pepsis wasps i think they fly solo.

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