>From: "Scott A. Binkley" <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 20:41:53 -0400 >Subject: Re: Sweat, watches, jewelry >>I wonder after reading new comments if the bees are going for sweat >>because it is salty? The resultant stings we get are because we trap >>them on various parts of ourselves and all these parts would have >>surface salt due to being sweaty - sorry but I assume we all sweat! >If the bees were going for the salt, why would they sting you?? I have watched them go for that natural salt or perspiration and they bite with their mandibles. The initial response is very similar to a bee sting. (It feels like they are stinging you when it happens in a tender spot.) I am sure most people would react the same and try to remove the bee and actually get stung in the process. --- ~ QMPro 1.53 ~ Bienenzuechter