I came across an intriguing reference to bees as weapons in a book the
other day.
It was a picture of a stained glass window from a church in Ireland
depicting "Saint Gobnet, the patron saint of bees, loosing her bees to
repel invaders.
Anyone have any more info on St Gobnet & this incident?
At 10:57 5/03/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>From: "Frederick L. Hollen" <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Anyone know if bees were ever used as a weapon of war ?
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>The Romans used to load hives of bees on their catapults and
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Frank Bates
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