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RE: Digging bees on a sandy road
Nice pics! We have wasps we call yellow jackets that will make the whole hive in the ground. BTW I know from personal experience, I accidentially walked on the hole, the yellow jackets flew up my pant lags and nailed my legs!!! Not fun!
That must have hurt, but in the wasps' defense: you would be slightly annoyed too when somebody stepped on your house!
The bees in the photos are a species that can't sting, makes photographing a bit more relaxed 8-).
It did hurt and worst was the unexpected shock of it. From what I understand they can sting repeatedly!
Wasps can, yes, but the supply of poison is limited. Stings can also make you feel cold and shiver, but if there aren't very many and you aren't allergic it doesn't go beyond that (into anaphylactic shock). Still, it hurts like little else!