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These Dive-Bombing, Deck-Destroying Bees Can Outsmart Us All

April 11, 2021March 11, 2023 by Laura Lee Cascada, posted in Rescue, Wildlife

I love spring, the season of rebirth. Every day the leaves grow bigger, new flowers burst into bloom, and the yellow buzzing cotton balls known as carpenter bees dive-bomb me nonstop on my back deck. One might presume this would be quite the annoyance, and in the past, I'd have heartily agreed. Until the day … Continue reading These Dive-Bombing, Deck-Destroying Bees Can Outsmart Us All

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These Dive-Bombing, Deck-Destroying Bees Can Outsmart Us All

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