Bill Bartlett wrote:
> There is a little story that I do believe a little.  Just as
> with horses and dogs and other animals they seem to be able
> to sense that you are afraid.  Maybe the bees do too.  We
> know they can smell because they use a few pheromones in
> their life which they can smell.
>
You bet they can sense fear.  As a bug-o-phobe I sometimes forget that as a
scientist everything is facinating to study!  Whenever I am hit by a wave of
panic the bees are on me very quickly.  Sometimes I have to walk away to get
me and the bees back into a proper mental state.

Lisa Keeler
Zionsville IN