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Carly
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051203/ap_on_sc/bomb_sniffing_wasps

This is an amazing thing, is it not? Training wasps to act as search hounds.

It's a marvelous thing really - it must cost municipalities a lot to train and handle dogs.

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Thornius
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And here is the very first graduating class of this new program in their newly-designed dress uniforms!

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A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess.

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Carly
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Ha ha!

Eeeeek! I shouldn't be laughing - is no funny, those wasps.

I got stung a few weeks ago by something - a wasp, a bee . . . I was running my hand along the library railing as I walked down the ramp and caught something on my hand - it felt like paint thinner.

I stood there cursing like a son of a gun.

I had a swollen thumb and finger but it didn't last long.

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Thornius
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Those are actually Hornets, also called Yellow Jackets. They are MUCH more aggressive and their stings MUCH more painful than bees or wasps.

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Just a helpful hint here on stings...This works for wasp, bee, yellow jackets etc. As soon as you get stung, wet the area and then apply a large amount of "Adolph meat tenderizer" to the area...It has an ingredient that neutralizes the poison and lessens the pain and stops the swelling instantly. I don't use this on meat, but keep a bottle in the medicine cabinet where it can be found easily. A women who was visiting us got stung by a red wasp and she was allergy to them, this stopped her allergy reaction saving a quick trip to the ER...It is amazing. Very important also if you have little ones around, so you can give them fast relief! [thumb] [thumb]

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Thornius
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Also a paste of tobacco snuff mixed with water works the same way..... But not that many people use snuff anymore.

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Thanks for the tips on that one - adolph's meat tenderizer - never would have thought of that.

I wonder if plain tobacco would work. Hmmm . ..

I just rinsed it under water and sucked on it - ha ha! Still hurt though.

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