tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post3075633482692406249..comments2023-09-29T10:37:34.652-04:00Comments on City Mouse Country: What I Read on My Winter Vacation: Unfinished Businessbzzzzgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-55344091076573629592012-01-05T08:15:54.381-05:002012-01-05T08:15:54.381-05:00I'd say that's a fair return on a 13-page ...I'd say that's a fair return on a 13-page investment. Good work!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785722209135214824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-34946162285624191242012-01-04T17:28:37.727-05:002012-01-04T17:28:37.727-05:00Off the top of my head, I learned that only the fe...Off the top of my head, I learned that only the females sting, and that for most wasps, even the females only sting prey — it allows them to paralyze prey (without killing it) to keep it fresh but immobile for the babies. Most wasps are apparently not especially community-minded. The wasps that sting people are also females, but they generally ARE of the more community-minded varieties, and sting to protect the community from us.bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-46448863822555849642012-01-04T09:27:37.540-05:002012-01-04T09:27:37.540-05:00OK, I'll buy that. At first glance, you could ...OK, I'll buy that. At first glance, you could argue that it's a biopic of some WASP-y family living in that farm house on the cover.<br />By the way, what DID you learn about the insects?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785722209135214824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-80347399483001785322012-01-03T11:32:57.827-05:002012-01-03T11:32:57.827-05:00Joe-
Every comment is constructive. Except spam. A...Joe-<br />Every comment is constructive. Except spam. And I'm glad you laughed. The cover looks like <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4119703833_bfa6f0e9a3.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a>, so you can understand my confusion.bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-81348863144029345782012-01-03T10:30:04.821-05:002012-01-03T10:30:04.821-05:00I don't have anything constructive to add. . ....I don't have anything constructive to add. . .except that I laughed very hard about the "wasp" mix-up.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785722209135214824noreply@blogger.com