They're one of the more socially-acceptable insects
See also: ladybirds
Contrast: cockroaches, fleas, botfly larvae
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
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I'm now trying to think of more socially acceptable insects
Dragonflies
Bees but not wasps
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Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole,
Mon 6 Feb 2012, 10:09,
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