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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Don't you just love wasps?
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<blockquote data-quote="JoeCapricorn" data-source="post: 125710" data-attributes="member: 3457"><p>I like wasps, I haven't kept any as a pet, except for a Giant Ichneumon (Megarhyssa) that I had for a few days before I let go.</p><p></p><p>Not all wasps sting. Only females of many species. I think with Ichneumons and other parasitic wasps, their ovipositors are way too long to use as a stinger. The Ichneumon I had had part of her ovipositor broken off.</p><p></p><p>Aside from threats of stinging, wasps are quite cute and might make interesting pets - the threat of stinging is probably no different from the threat of a bite from a tarantula, unless you are allergic to wasp venom (then perhaps wasps might not be a good pet). Personally, I'll stick with mantids, at least when they get upset they A) warn you and B) don't hurt.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMS3KDNysM&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMS3KDNysM...feature=related</a></p><p></p><p>Bees are also cute and fuzzy. I was stung twice last year while rescuing them from walkways at the PA Renaissance Faire, most of the time though they didn't sting me. The one time was rather funny, the wasp clung to my finger, then fell and landed on her back - so I stuck my finger right near her legs to let her cling to my finger and she stung me &gt;.&lt; - I still put her in the flowers nearby though, just used a napkin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeCapricorn, post: 125710, member: 3457"] I like wasps, I haven't kept any as a pet, except for a Giant Ichneumon (Megarhyssa) that I had for a few days before I let go. Not all wasps sting. Only females of many species. I think with Ichneumons and other parasitic wasps, their ovipositors are way too long to use as a stinger. The Ichneumon I had had part of her ovipositor broken off. Aside from threats of stinging, wasps are quite cute and might make interesting pets - the threat of stinging is probably no different from the threat of a bite from a tarantula, unless you are allergic to wasp venom (then perhaps wasps might not be a good pet). Personally, I'll stick with mantids, at least when they get upset they A) warn you and B) don't hurt. [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMS3KDNysM&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMS3KDNysM...feature=related[/URL] Bees are also cute and fuzzy. I was stung twice last year while rescuing them from walkways at the PA Renaissance Faire, most of the time though they didn't sting me. The one time was rather funny, the wasp clung to my finger, then fell and landed on her back - so I stuck my finger right near her legs to let her cling to my finger and she stung me >.< - I still put her in the flowers nearby though, just used a napkin. [/QUOTE]
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