(Baonghean.vn) - With just a small bamboo tube, some Mong men blew smoke into the wasp nest to easily dig up a kilogram of pupae.
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| This is the season when wasps make nests. When discovering the bees' nesting place, many Mong men go into the forest at night to collect pupae. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The bee-catching tool is very simple, just a small bamboo tube with one end cut off. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Rice husks are put into bamboo tubes along with a little charcoal to create smoke. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| A small hole is drilled at the other end so that smoke can be released when blown. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| When discovering a beehive, the young men must find a hole where the bees can escape, which is dangerous because this is a very poisonous species of bee, and when stung it can lead to death. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Put the bamboo tube into the main cave and blow smoke. According to Mr. Va Ba Lau in Nam Can village (Nam Can commune - Ky Son), bees in the cave will sleep for a short time when exposed to rice husk smoke, so it is easy to get them. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| When exposed to smoke, the wasps all fall asleep. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Then, the person taking the pupae can rest assured to dig for them. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Huge layers of earth honeycombs were taken from underground. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Big, white, nutritious wasp pupae can be used to stir-fry, cook porridge, grill... Photo: Dao Tho |
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