@@mastershake42019 No, honeybees (Apis mellifera) are bred to work as much as possible and not stop much to clean themself for example. Thats one of the reasons why they are vulnerable to parasites.
There are two kinds of bees: -Adorable, fluffy, friend-shaped ones like these sand castle building lads. -The hyper aggressive, evolutionarily flawed, blood craving psychopaths known as Carpenter Bees. I HIGHLY prefer the former over the latter. I am trying to recover from what is essentially PTSD: Bee edition because one of those carpenter bees chased me all the way up the street when I was younger. The only thing holding me back from going into conservation as a career is my fear of those carpenter bees. Anyone have any suggestions on how to finally overcome this fear?
Apparently, male carpenter bees have a tendency to fly at people and animals because they are territorial, but male carpenter bees do not have stingers. So if one tries to chase you off, it is probably a male that is physically incapable of harming you in any way shape or form. Hope that helps with your fear.
I have Cleveland Sage planted in my front yard. When it flowers the Carpenter bees love it. They are so happy about the nectar that they have no interest in me even when I am pruning it. Maybe get a plant that attracts Carpenter bees and slowly watch them from a distance until you get comfortable enough to get closer. Just maybe place them in a spot that you don’t have to get to close to see them at first.
Exposure therapy. Works very reliably, no matter, what you're afraid of. You may need the help of a professional though - it can be hard to pull off by yourself.
As someone with a lifelong phobia of bees and wasps, I've found that watching beekeeping channels really helps! Specifically ones that do removals of hives that show up in inconvenient places. I used to scream whenever ANYTHING buzzed by my head because my fear was so bad, and now I'm comfortable watching bees on my garden plants while I sit next to them. My only issue is those wasps, still. If I see one, I still freeze up. Best of luck to you, though!
At 3:31 you can actually see the sand absorb the water comming out of the proboscis from the bee. There's something about that that's just really cool and interesting.
This video Showed me just how much mother bees are dedicated in their work, it made me treat them with respect even though i have a crippling Bee fear.
It's so cool how insects work in such a mannerly order which transpires me to love a organized lifestyle it's such a cool way to live so much creativity
I have a question... where do adult male bees live? I assume they come out of their holes once they're grown but do they just mate and die quickly without getting a chance to collect pollen or whatever without needing a permanent place to live?
Usually males hatch before the females and waiting on them for mating. Males do not collect pollen also they are not able too! They feed only on nectar and usually sleep at night with their mouthparts clinging to plants.
imagine how these beings spend most of their days working then come to an end and see another life emerge.. what a story of life..! these are just so amazing to watch...
Because that's why they live only to mate. they die because they used up all their energy for mating/some species organs explode after mating. Most bees only live for a year.
Bees are often so buried by the one bumble bee but a lot of other types of bees need to be seen by the world, thank you for sharing this fascinating video!
These digger bees are so cute! I think they might be my favourites among the non-colony bees. Little bozzy darlings! :D so adorable, really interesting to learn about them
“In heaven that's all they talk about - the ocean - and how wonderful it is. They talk about the sunsets they have seen. They talk about how the sun turned blood-red before it set.”
Has Deep Look done an episode on Mantidfly's or Pseudoscorpions? Thumbs up to keep this in front if you would like to see episodes on those amazing critters.
Honestly I feel a bit sad since some insect parents can’t witness the birth and hatching of their young for a second but Am happy that they leave a trail and witness their parent’s unfinished legacy and that the bees wanna continue the cycle.:’)
Bee in the thumbnail: Dear lord, that bee is terrifying! Bee in the opening part of the video: Awww, isn’t that an adorable-looking bee, look how wide it’s eyes look!
