INTERESTING FACT OF THE DAY

[_Stretchie_]

Originally Posted by teriyakimonkey

Bees stings are acidic and wasps are alkali.

Hence the little ditty I was taught as a kid for what to do if you get stung

Vasp for vinegar <that's a wasp with a silly accent ; )
Bee for bicarb

I think the fact that you say it but you know the sentance isn't correct is what made it stick in my mind. Of course a year or two after learning this I found I was allergic to bee stings so it changed for me:

Vasp for vinegar
Bee for 999, come quick he looks like the michelin man

[Grant66]

Originally Posted by neillfergie

It is part of the UK!!!

which is what I said

Originally Posted by gajjii

Northern Ireland isn't in Great Britain, its in the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland.

Not all bees die after stinging, the the queens and worker Bumblebees can sting more than once as their sting is not barbed like that of the honeybee. Its smooth like a wasps.

The reason a honey bee dies after she has stung a human is that the barbs in her sting and our relatively elastic skin prevent her pulling the sting out. Eventually she will either be swatted to death by whomever she has stung, or she will pull so much that the sting, poison sac and part of her abdominal contents will be pulled out of her body and left hanging and she will fly off to die. If the sting and poison sac are left behind hanging out of your skin the muscles will probably still be attached to the poison sac and will still pump poison for a while, so you should pull the sting out. Some say it is best to pull, other say you should use a downwards brushing motion.

oh and male bumblebees cannot sting as they do not have a sting. In males the part of the body that becomes the sting in females becomes the genital capsule in males, so is used in mating.

my fact for the day: hugo boss designed the SS uniform

[Bibio]

dont know if its been posted before...

did you know that there is a new composite material made from the humble carrot...

if i remember right it's 1/2 the weight but 8 times stronger than carbon fibre..

i think it uses carbon pre peg as a base though...

goldie hawns birthday today, shes 63!!!!!!!!!!OMG.

[_Stretchie_]

Yeah but.... WOULD YOU??

i might of done, i'll wait to see recent photo evidence before i commit to that.

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by Gene genie

i might of done, i'll wait to see recent photo evidence before i commit to that.

yummy scrummy

blimey. i would've quoted you paul but i couldn't bear to look. that is quite frightening to say the least.

[steveg]

The record Gudgeon is 5ozs and was caught by D H Hull in 1990 at Whitworth Lake !