Richard Posted December 24, 2002 Report Share Posted December 24, 2002 Hey...this will probably sound pretty stupid... but I was just wondering if I could feed my arowana a bee? I am asking this cos I woke up and found this fat bumble bee lying in my hallway... and thought...that would be quite a good meal for my aro.... but then.... it would probably be poisonous wouldn't it?? I dont know... cos i would think in the wild... arowanas would pretty much eat any insects as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted December 24, 2002 Report Share Posted December 24, 2002 I would have thought normally that they would be able to eat bees, but I could be wrong. I wouldn't feed my fish dead insects from inside though, as they may have been killed via insecticides, which would be bad for the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 24, 2002 Report Share Posted December 24, 2002 A lot of venoms are harmless unless injected into the skin...But, I'm not sure if bees are like that. BUT, I'd assume they eat bees in the wild, so I doubt it hurts them...Well...Unless the bee objects and stings them. So, I wouldn't feed him a live bee, but if it's not killed by insecticide like Midas said and just buzzed at a window until it croaked, there's no harm trying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted December 25, 2002 Report Share Posted December 25, 2002 I believe that the poor humble bumble bee only bites not stings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interfecus Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 No, bumble bees sting too. I've been stung by one. The sting is extremely weak though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hi all Bumblebeelovers Bumblebees are bees that sting like hell. It dies. Because the stinger with the attached sack gets pulled out. Poor bublebee dies. So it should. I rather get stung by a dozen mozzies than one bee. Fish usually eat anything that hits the surface. But I would not give my fish a bee. Live or dead. A wasp is different. It can sting again and again. Stinger stays with the wasp. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Mosquitoes don't sting, though. And they're painless when they bite. Just itch a bit. You can't even compare the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disneyworld Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Is this page buzzing, or what - Richard, I wouldn't do it, even if the bee is not capable of stinging I would imagine that there is still poison in it, and that could affect your fish. On the other hand, some African tribes ingest small amounts of poison to cure some diseases, go figure, the bee might put your fish on a buzz (corny, Dis :-? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hi Ira Yes, you are right. Terminology wrong. It is called bite. Interfecus said that the beesting he got was almost painless. Maybe NZ bees. But here in australia the bees hurt a lot so so do the mozzies. (sting or bite). Now her in Australia you could have bought years ago, a "Spider bite kit". Now tell me, do spiders bite or sting of some sorts?. They have fangs after all. Not for eating, only to make life miserable for us. Spiders have a mouth. And fangs. Biting you do with teeth, stinging with a "stinger". So please enlighten me more. Here in OZ, we are eager to learn. John PS Actually that should belong to "2 extremely hot 2 handle" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Anything done with the mouth or modified mouthparts is a bite, obviously. Like a mosquito's...Needle? What is the correct term for it? Is a modified part of its mouth. But, a bee's stinger is part of its abdomen, definitely not its mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 ...Like a mosquito's...Needle? What is the correct term for it? Is a modified part of its mouth... proboscis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Ha ha... That'll take the sting out of them Midas :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: @ Midas & Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Hi Ira Sorry about that. I am not sure if you know what else I have besides fish. I also keep reptiles, scorpions etc. Yesterday I was bitten by a scorpion and then with all my luck was also stung by a snake. So you see not everyone is as smart as you. But, I can only try. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 ok my experience is that bees sting as rule. Bumblebees (big black n gold stripes on them bite. bees die after stinging. Bumbles live to avoid you another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interfecus Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Really? I was under the impression that all bees stung and died after doing so. The bumble bee that stung me thought so anyway. Bumble bees do seem to have a weaker sting though, i've been stung by a honey bee too (just about a week ago) and it hurt ALOT more. Not a matter of region I was stung on either, both bees got my feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Interfecus said... > I was under the impression that all bees stung and died after doing so. There are many types of non-stinging bees, including at least one native to NZ. See: http://hortnet.co.nz/key/keys/bugkey2a/ ... ordad1.htm Bumblebees can sting repeatedly, see: http://www.honey.co.nz/infoBumbleBee.asp I wouldn't feed any type of bee or wasp to my fish. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilo Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Trout eat both wasps and bees, but if you have ever felt the inside of a trouts mouth you will know why they can get away with it! Still wouldn't risk an aquarium fish with them. Cheers Shilo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 In the most recent ANGFA News there was an article titled "To bee, or not to bee". The author had an old unused hive in the back yard that a wild swarm colonised. He decided to charge the bees in rent in the form of food for his fish. A bug zapper was set up close to the hive entrance, the zapped bees were then frozen - once frozen they were put through an old coffee grinder an then fed to fish. From the article it appears that the zapper wasn't on all the time, only when he wanted to harvest the bees. He also feeds whole, dead bees (with stinger still attached) to his larger rainbows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peet Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Hey guys, Ive been away for a year so good to find the new site cranking. I was intrigued by the bumble bee posts as have been stung/bitten by one and was very painful, anyway according to World Book Encyclopedia the bumble bees anatomy is the same as that of a drone bee, only thicker and stings painfully, it can also sting many times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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