>I quote a recent article by Hugo Hansen in the Norwegian beekeeping journal
><Biroekt>:
>"...Wasps *love* nectar. So they capture a (returning) bee in the air, bite
>through where it is thinnest and simply take the thorax back home as
>a bag of honey. I hate wasps!...."
>
>Protein or nectar? I have never seen it happen myself and this year we
>seem to have a dearth of wasps (thank goodness) so not much chance of
>observing attacks. What is the answer?
>
>Cheers,
>Tony Morgan
 
Perhaps something was lost in the translation, since the honey stomach (the
"bag of honey") is located in the abdomen, at least as far as I know...
 
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