Just had me the scare of the year !

[zebraflavencs]

To be honest, Renee... I had to look it up to figure out which "bee" didn't have a stinger..
But yeah, it's all good now.. Chelsea is back to her annoying self ! lol
Janie

 

[renich]

It's times like these that their annoying personalities are loved the most. ;D

Ok, I just did a bit of research too. It looks like the male carpenter bee can't do anything. But the female is the one with the venom.
The queen bumblebee and her worker males can sting, but only if their life is threatened. The female workers and drones (hatched late summer) can't sting.

 

[zebraflavencs]

Yup to all the above !
Glad it's all cleared up... and we all still learned something new !
Janie

 

[staylor]

Renee, Carpenters do have a stinger... Bumblebees don't.

Janie...

Really? Huh. I'm all confused. I thought it was the other way around. I guess I should tell hubby to stop going after them with the T-ball bat. Especially since the other day, when he went for the home run, it died after being stopped by my foot.

Anyway, I'm glad everything worked out.

Renee, I played baseball with carpenter bees for years when I lived in NC and more times than not the ones you see are males. The exterminator told me it was safe to keep playing baseball with them that they could not sting.

 

[Vesta]

I "SAW" that Craiger!!!! And all I am going to say is......."Takes one to know one" LOL!!!

 

[renich]

Renee, I played baseball with carpenter bees for years when I lived in NC and more times than not the ones you see are males. The exterminator told me it was safe to keep playing baseball with them that they could not sting.

Thanks for clarifying...

 

[Craiger]

I "SAW" that Craiger!!!! And all I am going to say is......."Takes one to know one" LOL!!!

LOL! Thought I might have slipped that one in.

 

[zebraflavencs]

No.. we all saw it... Vesta chose to respond
Janie

 

[Craiger]

No.. we all saw it... Vesta chose to respond
Janie

Doh! I didn't realize there was an issue with my cloaking device. Must work on that.

 

[Vesta]

Ain't much that gets past me!!! It's a gift!!

 

[sara]

Janie,
Just read this post dear,so sorry about Chelsea and glad she is doing ok!! Our babies,human,furry or scaly can
really scare us to pieces.
Hugs,
Sara

 

[zebraflavencs]

Sara ! Where Have You Been ! *stomps foot and everathin'*
Thanks, she is all better and running from tank to tank trying to lick the geckos again...
Now.. You Young Lady... Have been MISSED !
((((SARA)))))
Janie