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May 6th, 2008
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Odd bee behavior
Yesterday, I saw two huge bumblebees (maybe they were normal-sized, but I was nervous about them) chasing around a parking lot. I don't know if one was chasing the other or they took turns or they were doing the bumblebee version of hanging out. They stayed within a few inches of each other most of the time, and they were moving pretty fast.

Territorial behavior? Mating? Bees are weirder than I know?

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From:[info]tamnonlinear
Date:May 6th, 2008 06:46 pm (UTC)
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Territorial fights between carpenter bees, most likely.
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From:[info]twistedchick
Date:May 6th, 2008 08:00 pm (UTC)
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Probably carpenter bees, or some of the larger independent varieties that live in other places than wood. They are territorial but not hostile to humans; I used to sit in the front yard with them swooping past me like small(ish) helicopters. We had one living in a hole in the brickwork by the front door a few years ago that we called our 'watchbee' -- if the political candidates were brave enough to stand there while it checked them out, we were willing to listen to the spiel.
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From:[info]supremeherptile
Date:May 6th, 2008 10:19 pm (UTC)
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Territorial/mating behavior.

I just got back from helping to run a Beltane event. I must say, even with it being Beltane and all, the carpenter bees that were mating literally in my face were annoying.
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