workin hard for the money,

[makenzie71]

Apis mellifera...both russian and amercian honey bees..."can" be gentle but can hardly be described as such.  They're simply less territorial.  The second they feel you're infringing upon their territory even the gentlest bees will sacrafice themselves...happily.  Though the gun reference will likely cause the forum to burst into flames, it's the difference between being threatened with a .22 and a .45.  One's a bit more "gentle".

[weaselnoze]

lol way to put it!  i'd rather be shot with a .22 tho