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True :) They look like little monsters with strong mandibles ... and in fact their bait surely hurts ... but they are pretty calm when handled calmly, so it's ok.

but they are pretty calm when handled calmly, so it's ok.

The same as with the bees. When I was a child we had bees, so my father handled around them without any gloves or protection. They didn't bite him.