June 25, 2020
Where have all the Wasps gone?
Timothy Birdnow
On Facebook a friend mentioned she has seen no bees this year. It got me to thinking:
Odd indeed. Has it been too cold for bees/wasps? Is something else in the wind? Perhaps some sort of magnetic effect that has them all hunkered down? I haven't seen any wasp's nests anywhere at the Ozark Hilton, either.
Sure is strange.
On Facebook a friend mentioned she has seen no bees this year. It got me to thinking:
I have a cabin I built in the Ozarks and haven't seen any down there.
Only saw one wasp, too, which is VERY unusual; I'm usually overrun by
them. (Not complaining about that last, but it sure is odd.)
Odd indeed. Has it been too cold for bees/wasps? Is something else in the wind? Perhaps some sort of magnetic effect that has them all hunkered down? I haven't seen any wasp's nests anywhere at the Ozark Hilton, either.
Sure is strange.
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'Bout three months ago, maybe less, I was on my morning dog walk and saw a bumblebee, and realized I hadn't seen one of those critters in a long time, mebbe three years or more.
And don't give me that garbage about global warming. The summers here are by-and-large the same as when I came here in 1994. One may be hotter than the others, and then there'll be one cooler than the others. That's called "climate," kids! I lived through exactly the same kind of variations back in Western New York when I was growing up in the late 1940s - 1950s. Nice summers interspersed by a scorcher. Folks all said "Oh, well. . ."
And don't give me that garbage about global warming. The summers here are by-and-large the same as when I came here in 1994. One may be hotter than the others, and then there'll be one cooler than the others. That's called "climate," kids! I lived through exactly the same kind of variations back in Western New York when I was growing up in the late 1940s - 1950s. Nice summers interspersed by a scorcher. Folks all said "Oh, well. . ."
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at June 25, 2020 09:53 PM (S3Uvu)
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They are hunkering down to avoid Black Lives Matter.
Posted by: Bill H at June 25, 2020 11:38 PM (vMiSr)
Posted by: ananya pandey at June 26, 2020 12:42 AM (Fyxzk)
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It clearly has nothing to do with global warming. We haven't had any - for decades now.
You may be right Bill!
You may be right Bill!
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at June 26, 2020 06:54 AM (Anoqm)
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And then there are the murder hornets. Don't forget the murder hornets! If we have them, they're probably all in the southern part of the state.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at June 26, 2020 10:47 AM (S3Uvu)
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Good point Dana; maybe they are aggressive and the other stinging critters have been pushed out? Like Kentucky Bass in a lake or river, once there Smallmouth and other cousins will disappear.
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