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2010-10-04 Arabia

Americans Are to Bees As Arabs Are to Spiders

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Posted by gromky 2010-10-04 00:01|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Human survival is linked to bee behavior. Not so much to spiders. Still, they can trap and eat mosquitos, so they got that going for them.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-10-04 00:13|| 2010-10-04 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Survival is based on both traits. Political contacts (individual, family, clan, tribe, race, state, nation, ect) are critical but so is the ability to complete tasks based on the goals of the individual, family, clan, ect. If the society cannot do both and modify or blend as needed it is a good chance it will fail in the long term.

Posted by tipover 2010-10-04 03:08|| 2010-10-04 03:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Bees are closely related to icneumons.

Posted by JFM 2010-10-04 07:05|| 2010-10-04 07:05|| Front Page Top

#4 You made me look it up, JFM!

Parasitic wasps - Some members use many different insects as a host, others are very specific in host choice. Various ichneumons are used successfully as biological control agents in controlling pests such as flies or beetles.

Posted by Bobby 2010-10-04 08:09|| 2010-10-04 08:09|| Front Page Top

#5 How about spiders, Bobby? Do Icneumons control pests like spiders too?

Posted by Glenmore 2010-10-04 08:42|| 2010-10-04 08:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Tarantula Hawk The females attack and lay eggs on fat juicy spiders. They like to get drunk. They have a vicious sting. The males hang out all day checking out the females.

Posted by Penguin 2010-10-04 09:28|| 2010-10-04 09:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Which one is it?
Ichneumon (arthropoda),
ichneumon , mongoose (mammal, carnivore)
, Ichneumon (medieval zoology)

Posted by Willy 2010-10-04 12:45|| 2010-10-04 12:45|| Front Page Top

#8 The wasp variety.

Posted by JFM 2010-10-04 12:52|| 2010-10-04 12:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, it would have been nice to have a discussion of psychology instead of entomology, but whatever.

Posted by gromky 2010-10-04 17:25|| 2010-10-04 17:25|| Front Page Top

#10 I knew there was something about muzz that bugged me...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-10-04 19:13|| 2010-10-04 19:13|| Front Page Top

#11 Spiders on Drugs

Posted by tu3031 2010-10-04 19:24|| 2010-10-04 19:24|| Front Page Top

#12 I have a simple approach toward spiders: they get anywhere near me, I whack 'em.

Bees I either ignore or watch from a respectful distance.

Make of that what you will.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-10-04 19:34|| 2010-10-04 19:34|| Front Page Top

#13 Spiders on Drugs

tu3031, be ashamed!

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-04 19:45|| 2010-10-04 19:45|| Front Page Top

#14 Tu - that was funny.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-10-04 20:49|| 2010-10-04 20:49|| Front Page Top

#15 I have one of the earliest textbooks that showed up in. Poor bastard couldn't handle his caffeine...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-10-04 21:20|| 2010-10-04 21:20|| Front Page Top

#16 Barbara. There's a rule of thumb that says, except at the poles, there's always a spider within 3 feet of you. Better a spider than an ayrab sez I...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-10-04 21:23|| 2010-10-04 21:23|| Front Page Top

#17 "there's always a spider within 3 feet of you"

Behind something or under something, perhaps, M. Murcek. If he's visible, he's dead.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-10-04 21:45|| 2010-10-04 21:45|| Front Page Top

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