#bumble bees not wasps

[bespectacled-grackle]

Okay, entomology brain is annoyed by a Tumblr ad

Specifically, this one. First, Albert Einstein never said that.

Secondly, and more importantly, that is NOT a honey bee, or even a bee at all. That is a bee fly, a very important, very cute pollinator. However! They have parasitoid larvae! This means that they lay their eggs in the larvae of other bugs. Those eggs hatch, and those larvae eat the bug they're in from the inside out. Sounds horrible, but it's the way of things and I cannot understate how important these guys are.

The reason I'm annoyed about the picture of choice isn't even that they didn't picture a bee (not even in the right order- bees are hymenopterans. Flies are diptera.) What's really grinding my absolute gears about the choice here? Bee flies parasitize bee larva.

If you're going to use the wrong picture, at least don't use the picture of something that actively kills what you're trying to protect instead of the animal you're protecting.

Also, honeybees, Apis mellifera, don't need protection. They're fine. They're invasive in North America, even. Humans take care of them just fine. I'm a beekeeper, and I love them, but that's not where our efforts should be. We should be trying to protect native bees, there are a whole bunch that I bet you've never heard of that need help.

Anyway, rant over. Sorry, I just could not let that one go.

#honey bees #save the bees #entomology #environmental things #endangered species #ground bees #bumble bees #wasps #was gonna q this but fuck it im posting it now and ill srb tomorrow

[warandpeas]

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#bee #bees #Bumble Bee #comic #comic strip #comic strips #elizabeth pich #funny #Hive #humor #Jim #jonathan kunz #lol #Prepare to Jazz #Sax #Saxophon #Wasp #webcomic

[junesejar]

bug ladies!

#insect #anthro #monster #character design #my art #art #wasp #beetle #bumble bee #mantis #sold design #adopt

[saturnisscreaming]

I don't have "anxiety" I have bees in my lungs

#unreality #unrealism #cryptic #cryptid #horror #mild horror #monstercore #creepy #cryptidcore #fear #body horror. #weirdcore #dreamcore #goblin core #gremlin core #goblincore #gremlincore #bumble bees #wasps #lungs #anxious #weird core #dream core #bee 🐝 #scary #uh oh #nightmarecore #weird vibes

[jakemyboy]

Look at that little guy perched on the edge of a petal on the right. It is quite clear it is a sentinent being. It is studying me. I did not see it while I was taking the picture. Have a good day little creature!

#bees #wasp? #yellow jacket? #hornet? #bee? #hey i know a fuzzy bumble bee when i see it though!

[catzgam3rz]

There is a very large bee on my woodshed it’s just kinda stomping there it’s like the size of my thumb

#like skinnier than a thumb? it’s big asfuck is the point like a long bumble bee? #also there is now a wasp ip there too so I am personally exiting the premising #and that’s a bug update for your dash felt the need to share #a good bug #rambles #bugs #bees

[snekdood]

the cringe nihilistic "personal impact means nothing so why even try" vs the chad "or i could be one of the only people in my apartment complex that grows native plants and lets native animals live in them in what is otherwise a desolate hellscape of grass"

#sometimes personal impact does actually matter #sometimes YOU'RE the only one who gives a shit #but it starts with you. and then other people catch on. #by seeing you have a good time w plants and native wildlife other ppl wanna start doing it too #the experience is too rewarding not to want to. its also really meditative taking care of a garden. #so far ive seen bats hummingbirds i had a wasp nest up here and they never stung me we like just *got* eachother yknow #i literally had to reach over them to water plants and they still never stung me. ive had mason bees. ive obviously had honey bees and #bumble bees. i even saw a fuckin tree frog. its so fun. theres always birds on my balcony. theres a bird on my blacony rn w eggs #im making my own lil micro habitat over here sdjfsjvhgd

[onenicebugperday]

@berrypeacherine​ submitted: Some summer friends in my garden! (Pennsylvania)

Would especially love to know who the wasp friend is.

A large friend hanging out! several inches long!

These mystery larva which turned into these Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetles!!

An eyecatching wasp friend I've been seeing... They're a lovely golden orange!

Last but not least, sleepy bee butt! 😄

Hope your day is full of very good bugs!

So far today I have experienced some very cute digger wasps and a cellar spider, so off to a good start, thank you! A lovely batch of friends you’ve shared here. The larvae are most definitely swamp milkweed leaf beetle larvae! Fun that you found an adult as well. The wasp is a Polistes paper wasp, probably a dark paper wasp, Polistes fuscatus :)

#animals #insects #bugs #spider #arachnids #submission #dragonfly #beetle #swamp milkweed leaf beetle #larva #wasp #paper wasp #Polistes #dark paper wasp #bee #bumble bee

[tezzbot]

Drawing Charmy regular sonic character shaped with an abdomen stuck on the back is a cop-out to be so honest, none of team chaotix are regular sonic character shaped. Show some respect.

#tezztalks #LIGHTHEARTED #I don't actually care that much I'm just glad to see more Chaotix art popping up lol #but actually he is simply round. bumbled bee... #the way some ppl do it makes him look like a wasp GGDHDJF #AGAIN nothing against you if you do this #just know my brain sees it and goes Somethings Different.... LOL

[wildlifegermany]

#Sonnenblume #Hummel #Wespe #Sunflower #Bumble Bee #Wasp #Nature #Wild Life Germany

[bunnyb34r]

The bumblebees fucking love the big behemoth rose bush and it's so funny like do yall have a hive nearby?? Do you live near here? This just your daily hangout like old men sitting in a coffee shoppe for hours?

I don't mind though bc they're so fun to watch and honestly adorable

#i did see three of them having a beesome (bee threesome) on a tree leaf earlier this year atdggdgdgd #marquilla #now if they were wasps or Hornets i WOULD mind but thats bc they would be too close to both the sidewalk where kids play and #on the walk to my car and garage so that would be dangerous #bumbles however are harmless little goofballs and ignore me completley when i water #we used to get hoverflies by the compost bin which is by the fence and they would be SO ANNOYED when i would water and would try to scare #me by buzzing near me but then i id-ed them and was like oh lmao you cant sting me whatever here have some mist

[momimarko]

#gentle steps are hard bc my heart is like trying to be my center of gravity and my head is so loud #is this relatable? #haven’t seen a ton of bees but wasps have been bumbling into me and giving my hand a little kiss

[crymeariveronceagain]

Melisophobia is fear of bees (probably spelling that wrong) and I definitely have it

valid

i like bees as a concept, and bumble bees are hilarious and they just don't know what they're doing at any given moment. they bump into me on accident all the time like "what? a thing? a large thing? oh! how odd! excuse me! let me just!" and then they bump into something else and continue on their way.

I like honeybees, a little. They bother me more, just because they seem untrustworthy. they're a little more beady-eyed and mean looking

however

I hATE wasps

I HATE THEM WITH A VENGEANCE.

And you know what I see more than any bee?

wasps

whenever I see a wasp I glare at it with as much force as possible unless it glares back in which case i immediately run away as fast as possible because i know i can probably run faster than they can fly and bugs have a short memory so if i run fast enough he'll just forget i exist

logik.

#tw bees #tw wasps #thanks for the ask! #not fandom content #bees #wasps #i do love bumble bees #they are quite sweet #they just dont know what they're doing #wasps and hornets can die alone in a hole tho

[thepaintedsable]

I feel like bees are one of those animals that I should be allowed to pet if I tried hard enough, like a guinea pig or a stray cat. What do you mean that the floating oval has a knife? How dare you slander her, she is harmless.

#ofc she bit you you scared her #unlike me who waited very patiently with snacks she likes #if someone tells me you can actually pet a bee without ouch I might end the world idk #Any bee. Carpenter bee Bumble bee Honey bee those little bitey bees that like sweat and I kinda hate them but we dont talk about that #Hell even velvet ants please let me pet the ground wasp #It is a crime that insects are not minecraft sized and also not in my arms rn #bee

[tifadoesnotblog]

My little Octopus

DEarest octopodi, oh how i misss thee. Thy slimy skin and thy boring tales. Oh how they made me wish i was literally dead. No exaggeration, I've never wanted to kill myself more than when i had to listen to the wasp story.

Oh sticky suckly octopus, how i long to see those glasses a cracked and thine blood a green. I wonder my squishy friend, if thine sweet delusion will ever crumble and those cracked glasses will ever truly break.

Squidge on my friend. I miss you xx

#octo #octopus #squid game #squid game in my local museum #blue meets green #TGWUML #tgwuml #Chishiya #Kuina is so camp #unrelated #blue #b #bee #buzz #bumble #bumble bee #the unicorn and the wasp

[susan-38]

Buonasera.....✿,❀,✿ 🐝 ✿,❀

Le vespe sono più simili agli uomini, capaci di uccidere più volte e continuare a vivere.  A Allora... non ci penso due volte...

Alla vespa che ha deciso di infestare la mia cucina, tiè....😧

li mortacci tua!!! ✝️

Mo so' pure assassina! 🐝 😭🐝#bumblebee

#bumble bee #wasp #buonanotte #insetto #photography #buona serata