• Moonworm [any]@hexbear.net
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    4 months ago

    Hymenoptera means “membrane wing” which I think is pretty neat.

    I am quite afraid of bees and wasps, but I know how to be chill around them and haven’t been stung yet. This is good because I also love them.

    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Man, I feel that.

      I can’t say I love wasps and hornets, but I respect them (well away from me), but I try to. They’re terrifyingly beautiful.

      But bees? As much as they make my nethers pucker up, I love those little guys.

      But it took me years before I could stay chill around them instead of running away and screaming. Except bumbles, they’ve always been an exception to my phobia.