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NJCher

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16. wasp color

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 04:26 PM

Jul 2021

Hey, Botany, thanks for the response. I just saw this when I saw new posts on this thread.

It appears we have many circumstances when wasps don't sting, unbeknownst to me. Thanks to all the posters who responded with information.

It has been so long now that I can't recall if it was pure black or had some black and white to it. I think the latter, but wouldn't swear to it.

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I picked up a wasp with my fingers and [View all] NJCher Jun 2021 OP

I think they try to keep their stinger if possible. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2021 #1

Wasps don't lose their stinger when they sting. It's smooth, not Arkansas Granny Jun 2021 #10

Fascinating. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2021 #2

I guess that's worse than what I took off myself today. Croney Jun 2021 #3

I pulled a tick off the back of my neck today Freddie Jun 2021 #8

Waspy knew leftieNanner Jun 2021 #4

You did much better than me when I was a kid woodsprite Jun 2021 #5

-- NJCher Jun 2021 #6

I'm 67 years old Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #7

They're all out there bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #9

wasps may or may not sting Kali Jun 2021 #11

Wasps are beneficial, they are pollinators, they control garden "pests," they almost never... Botany Jun 2021 #12

Some kind of wasps are pollinating my pepper plants right now. Mariana Jun 2021 #14

wasp color NJCher Jul 2021 #16

I plant native plants and it is amazing how close you can Botany Jul 2021 #17

with you 100% on that NJCher Jul 2021 #18

Any questions let me know Botany Jul 2021 #19

Some species are more eager to sting than others. Mariana Jun 2021 #13

Only females sting iirc Lars39 Jul 2021 #15