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Tex's fact of the day..........
Here in Texas, we think the killer bees are bad, but the Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica) is the size of your thumb, has a painful sting, and can spray flesh-melting poison into your eyes. And like the killer bees, its poison also contains a pheromone that can summon every hornet in the hive to attack.
While I was in Florida I often thought about killer bees and just PRAYED I'd never come into contact with any. The thought scares me a lot. Now... I'm terrified to think that the Japanese Giant Hornet will end up here also (if it hasn't already).
Love, Shirley
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Shirley,
I hope they never make it over here, but nothing surprises me anymore.
Speaking of killer bees -- I don't remember exactly how many years ago they swept through here, {while USDA and APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) kept telling us that they were going to stop them in Central America, LOL.}, but it was over 20 years ago. After they came through, the government told us there was nothing to worry about, because their aggressive genes would soon fade away, as they cross-bred with domestic bees.
Were still waiting. About once a year, or so, someone in this county or one of the adjoining counties will either be fatally stung, or barely escape with their life, after being attacked by thousands of those suckers. So much for government expertise.
Love,
Tex
I hope they never make it over here, but nothing surprises me anymore.
Speaking of killer bees -- I don't remember exactly how many years ago they swept through here, {while USDA and APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) kept telling us that they were going to stop them in Central America, LOL.}, but it was over 20 years ago. After they came through, the government told us there was nothing to worry about, because their aggressive genes would soon fade away, as they cross-bred with domestic bees.
Were still waiting. About once a year, or so, someone in this county or one of the adjoining counties will either be fatally stung, or barely escape with their life, after being attacked by thousands of those suckers. So much for government expertise.
Love,
Tex
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