Mike wrote:
> On the grounds that there is nothing new in beekeeping, does 
> anyone have a reference to this behaviour?  I half recollect 
> mention of apparent catalepsy as a defensive act by insects, but I 
> cannot recall where.

No references, but I have certainly seen it a couple of times.

Peter

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