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Since wasps , bees and ants are lumped into same order of Hymenoptera its
also interesting that ants can carry items 10 - 50 times their own body
weight.Ants are small but they are very strong for their size. If you were
that strong you could lift an automobile. The ants carry or drag heavy loads
for food back to their nests. The food may be parts of plants or bits of
dead animals.
More food for thought J
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of andy dean
Sent: September-25-10 12:57 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Wasp question
Attention of any budding or professional entyologists in the group.
One morning recently my wife and I discovered about 50 dead wasps on the
garage floor , just inside the door, and attributed it to a natural
'end-of-season' phenomenon....does that seem correct?
More bemusing was the fact that whilst we sat with the garage door open,
drinking our morning coffee, we twice witnessed a wasp fly in and after
examining a corpse lift it and fly off with it.....anybody know what that
was all about?
It was mind-boggling to realize that the weight of the corpse in
relation to the live wasp would have been the equivalent of me lifting my
wife bodily off the ground and flying off with her ......a sobering thought
!
Andy and Lelia Dean
86 Baden Powell Drive
Kentville, N.S.
(902) 678-6243
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<h2><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Since wasps , =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>More food for thought <span =
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[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>andy dean<br>
<b>Sent:</b> September-25-10 12:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Wasp question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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morning recently my wife and I discovered about 50 dead wasps on the =
garage
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'end-of-season'
phenomenon....does that seem correct?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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