Stepmom: It’s nice out on the deck right now. Often the bumblebees make it too hard to be out here for too long.
Me: Yeah. It’s nice.
Stepmom: The males are actually not that dangerous, but they’re very curious. Their the ones with the white on their heads, and sometimes they’ll come right up into your face and hover there, and you can see their eyes checking you out. It’s freaky.
Me: Sounds freaky.
Dad: Yeah, it’s the females you need to look out for. Their heads are all black, and they’re the ones who tend to fly aggressively. It’s the females who sting, so look out for them.
Stepmom: Sometimes your dad will actually grab a male in his hand and throw it off the deck to keep it away.
Dad: But you don’t want to do that with the females. Make sure you’re not grabbing one with an all-black head, because she’ll sting you and it’ll hurt.
Me: Dad, trust me, I don’t think I’ll be grabbing any bumblebees anytime soon. Thanks, though.
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