• @Machinist@lemmy.world
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      215 days ago

      Wow! That’s amazing, I’ve never heard of a blue bee. That’s just really cool. I bet it was confusing when you first saw it. I’ve heard of/seen solitary bees but didn’t think about it. Did a little beekeeping work as a kid.

      We’ve got a couple weird ones on the other side of the pond that I’ve been around. (wasps, actually)

      Cow killer/Red velvet ant it’s sting is in the top 10 for most painful. They’re beautiful.

      Cicada Killers are huge, 5cm/2in long. I had one fall out of a tree with a cicada right next to me. I thought it was birds fighting.

      • Dr. Moose
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        215 days ago

        thanks for sharing these cool wasps! We have some very interesting ones here in Thailand as well and I’ve seen them dig trenches just tossing sand around half a meter up which just shows how crazy strong they actually are so incredibly don’t doubt those stings sting