>Some of the Trigona were really fierce when disturbed, colonies threw out a
>lot of workers that started biting and pulling facial hair. 6 mm big bees
>in your ears and IN your nostrils were a good reason to run away.
This is typical of the Trigona in S India; as soon as you open the 'hive'
virtually every worker exits and starts to attack you. Makes it easy to
find the queen though!
Best wishes
Peter
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