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Re: calling all entomologist (OT - re:bugs)
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Sat, 5 Jul 2003 00:01:40 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
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to my pleasant surprise, one replied within a few hours to tell me that
what I had seen was indeed a wasp. Chlorion aerarium
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/sphecidwasps/chlorion.html
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Wow. I didn’t know they made them in such colors. I thought they were pretty
much restricted to yellow/brown/red/black color schemes.
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so the next time I see this blue beast I know not to pet it.
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Depends on the temperament of that specific wasp. Yellowjackets are typically
mean through-and-through, hornets are typically ornery when you get too close to
their nest, but many wasps are very docile if you don’t spook them. Unfortunately, they don’t carry around
mood-rings, so unless you know how that specific species is going to react, it’s
a bit of a risk. The problem with most wasp species is that so many of them
look almost identical to the untrained eye, but Mr. Blue there is a notable
exception.
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| Rob, thanks for the try. As well as asking for help here, I sent out a few e-mails to entomologists who left their e-mail address on the web. to my pleasant surprise, one replied within a few hours to tell me that what I had seen was indeed a wasp. (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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