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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:12 PM Original message |
What ever happened to killer bees? (a look back) |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Fear sells |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. sure you hear of people being killed by killer bees |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. killer bee fatalities vs. lightning strike fatalities |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. the economic harm has been quite huge, my friend |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Yes, They've Interbred A Lot- Africanized Bees Is More Correct |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. I seem to remember a woman being killed by them |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. but was she allergic to bee stings ? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I found this article: |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
43. the lady who died in vegas was a jogger, not one of these seniors |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Arkansas State Plant Board, |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yep. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Another point to make |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. they made for some hilarious made-for-TV movies |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. All of this will tie together nicely when |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. And Freedom Honey. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. hahhahahahahahaha |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. Reagan killed them |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. Dey were killed in da Superdome back in 1976. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. Aggressive bees are moderating due to more interbreeding |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 03:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
62. I'm in Michigan and they're here and still aggressive. |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. There's one person in my area SW Fl. who got attacked this month |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. fire ants are EEEEEEEEEEEVIL |
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don954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. when i was a kid, my mom kept and bred rabbits |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. they killed and ate one of my small birds |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. Fire Ants Will Bite The Hell Out Of You Before You Know It |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. They're here, have interbred with native species and pose a minor |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 10:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
72. I've gotten bitten several times & was ok but if you get bit near arteries |
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Kickoutthejams23 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. Thinking about it this is a very long list indeed... |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. forgot about Y2K! |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. "the earth will get warmer and that is about it"? head in the sand much? |
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Kickoutthejams23 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 08:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. This is my point. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. whatever. it's happening right before your eyes but |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 03:36 PM Response to Reply #32 |
64. Your ignorance is astounding |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Global Warming won't be the end of the world, but it's already |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. it won't be the "end of the world," b/c the world will adapt -- |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Exactly. Read my sig line. nt |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 02:02 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. exactly, spot-on (n/t) |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. The danger posed by "killer" bees has been greatly exaggerated. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
45. we did have native bees |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 12:57 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Doh, your right. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 02:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. Not correct. They do attack without provocation. |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well, first John Belushi died |
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loves_dulcinea (384 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. actually, yeah. |
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Akim (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. Maybe they bit Cheney and died. n/t |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. I got attacked by killer bees a couple weeks ago |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
46. yes the african or killer bee looks identical to the other species |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. OMG! Are you series?!!!!111 |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
29. I heard that fire ants are their natural enemie in Texas and fire ants win |
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morningglory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
30. Back before Tanya Harding/OJ etc, DC-10 engines fell off of airplanes. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. "They found a cure for Herpes: AIDS." |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
31. Apparently they are still migrating northward. I've heard of several |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'll always think back fondly |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
41. Let's Check It Out |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 08:02 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. All true - but none turned out to be the threat they were made out to be |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. IMO We're Being Bled Dry |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 08:04 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. They've moved on - terra is more fun |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
49. "Killer" bees don't kill humans. They kill honeybees. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
65. Ah, But They Are MUCH More Aggressive |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
52. You mean the "Africanized" bees? Best part of Michael Moore's second |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
54. Irwin Allen's 1978 film "The Sharm" killed them off |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. 1960's marketing 101 |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
56. My friends father was killed by a hybrid of African/honey bee |
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PsN2Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
58. Lotta really cute posts here |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. you are missing my point |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #59 |
67. The Media Hype Everything |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. I am not surprised that happened to that guy |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 09:32 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. SARS Did Kill People Too |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. I know the potential from bird flu could be really bad |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-22-06 08:10 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Yes The CMSM Is Good At Hype And Hysteria |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
63. There have been a couple of people who were killed by these |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
68. Belushi died. n/t |
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Kickoutthejams23 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
69. See what happens when you doubt the Bee? |
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peacebaby3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I was just going to post this....how weird, huh?!?!? n/t |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-22-06 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
74. No need to look back - Arizona man was killed by "Killer Bees" this week - |
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