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Originally Posted by Shannon
Pretty boring, really. I've never been stung by a wasp, and have only been stung by a bee once -- in middle school...
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I spoke too soon. While carrying a metal ladder to my backyard this morning, I stirred up a full nest of yellow jacket wasps that had built a nest on our gate. They got at least three strings into my right temple and another two or three next to my left ear before I managed to drop the ladder and run away. Of course, I managed to sling my glasses off my face and STEP ON THEM in the process, so now I'm out one pair of glasses.
At least I know I'm not allergic to yellow jacket stings, because one stung me on the hand about a week ago while I was pushing the mower into the backyard, through the same gate they got me at today. That was just a glancing sting -- only hurt for 1 day and left no sign after that except for a tiny red dot... wasn't even worth mentioning to my husband, except for a teensy weensy bit o' sympathy ("See what I got while mowing the lawn?")
Anyway... it's definitely insect season, so it just goes to show you -- they're out there, man! OWWWW!
The stings hurt like hell right when I got them (about an hour and a half ago), but after putting some cold water and "Afterbite" on them, they only hurt in a dull ache sort of way, unless I try to make a facial expression, in which case it's a sharp, wincing pain. :mad:
Interesting Fact (From
SurviveOutdoors.com):
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"Bees and wasps fall into the Hymenoptera group which are stinging insects.... Hymenoptera stings account for approximately 30 deaths each year, or around twice the number of deaths caused by snake bites."
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