{"666881":{"#nid":"666881","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Know Your Stingers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen you see something buzzing, how do you know if it will sting?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBees sting occasionally, but in general they are not aggressive \u2014 they\u2019re defensive, and tend to only sting when they feel threatened.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s mostly wasps that sting \u2014 they\u2019re predators, they\u2019re carnivores, and they\u2019re more aggressive,\u201d said Jennifer Leavey, assistant dean for faculty mentoring in the College of Sciences and principal academic professional in the School of Biological Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeavey also serves as director for Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bees.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EUrban Honey Bee Project\u003C\/a\u003E. She offers a few tips on how to identify the myriad arthropoda around campus and shares knowledge about each.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2023\/03\/know-your-stingers\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETap here for the full version of this story, where you\u0027ll learn about carpenter bees, yellow jackets, ants, and more. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the spring season commences, insects have emerged from their winter homes to do their part to pollinate the environment. While Georgia Tech is of course home to yellow jackets, it\u2019s also home to many other insects that are part of the complex ecosystem of campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" While Georgia Tech is of course home to yellow jackets, it\u2019s also home to many other insects that are part of the complex ecosystem of campus."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2023-03-29 18:49:13","changed_gmt":"2023-03-29 18:54:27","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670349":{"id":"670349","type":"image","title":"Jennifer Leavey working with bees on top of The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.","body":null,"created":"1680115903","gmt_created":"2023-03-29 18:51:43","changed":"1680115903","gmt_changed":"2023-03-29 18:51:43","alt":"Jennifer Leavey working with bees on top of The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.","file":{"fid":"253177","name":"23-R10400-P13-002-web2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/29\/23-R10400-P13-002-web2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/29\/23-R10400-P13-002-web2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1213380,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/03\/29\/23-R10400-P13-002-web2.jpg?itok=29eaU_Iy"}}},"media_ids":["670349"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"402381","name":"Urban Honey Bee Project"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"192254","name":"cos-climate"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}