xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/17598545/178827221/name/Stingless%20bee%20book%20pdf.pdf tecumseh.. I thought someone might have an interest in this... please note that there is a precaution against reproducing this manuscript at the first of the document.
Stingless bees in Central America, meliponi, pinch like those large ants. I will take the stings please.
my wife found the web site in some of her 'research efforts'... she got a giggle when I labeled them 'girly bees'.
Here is more information: (there are also several sites for Australian Stingless Bees if you search) Note: they Do BITE. Their mouths secrete a caustic substance that causes blistering. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingless_bee