Goodun subby.

Wasps don't sting, they bite.

FTFA:


What a wasp does not look like.

Huh, okay...posting without research is fun. Also, yellow jackets are a form of wasp.

/the more you know

She was probably trying to get their honey.

Poor lady. I too confuse wasp nests for delicious honey-filled bee hives.

What is the progression of pain between these flying insects?

a) Bee
b) Wasp
c) Hornet
d) Yellow Jacket

We Are Sexual Perverts.

four12: Wasps don't sting, they bite.

If you're serious, I'm curious as to how you get dressed, because there's no way you're capable of doing that on your own with your IQ.

Is it just me, or does the bee/wasp/thing look Photoshopped into that pic?

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Webgrunt: four12: Wasps don't sting, they bite.

If you're serious, I'm curious as to how you get dressed, because there's no way you're capable of doing that on your own with your IQ.

only a very small few bite vs sting

aphexcoil: What is the progression of pain between these flying insects?

a) Bee
b) Wasp
c) Hornet
d) Yellow Jacket

2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
2.x Honey bee and European hornet: Like a matchhead that flips off and burns on your skin.
3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic and burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.

carrierx: a
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Yeah, I agree. Hornet's are horrible but a yellow jacket is a close second.

Maybe she pissed off this guy:

Schmidt Pain Index

1.0 Sweat bee: Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm.
1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet & reaching for the light switch.
1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine WC Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
2.x Honey bee and European hornet.
3.0 Red harvester ant: Bold and unrelenting. Somebody is using a drill to excavate your ingrown toenail.
3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic & burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of Hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
4.0 Pepsis wasp: Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair drier has been dropped into your bubble bath (if you get stung by one you might as well lie down and scream).
4.0+ Bullet ant: Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch nail in your heel.

aphexcoil: What is the progression of pain between these flying insects?

a) Bee
b) Wasp
c) Hornet
d) Yellow Jacket

Japanese hornet most likely worst.



Blue Orchid Bee I hear is pretty bad also.

This little guy would like to show you pain ...

carrierx: Webgrunt: four12: Wasps don't sting, they bite.

If you're serious, I'm curious as to how you get dressed, because there's no way you're capable of doing that on your own with your IQ.

only a very small few bite vs sting

Ok, I can accept that. But most of the ones the average person will see, such as yellowjackets, do in fact sting. The non-stinging types don't seem to have much cause to hang around populated areas.

EatHam: Once when I was cutting the grass, I ran over a nest of yellowjackets. One flew up my shorts and stung me right in the sack. That was bad enough, but my first reaction was to then smack it. So I got stung in the sack then punched myself in the dick. My wife was somewhat less sympathetic than I might have hoped.

EatHam: Once when I was cutting the grass, I ran over a nest of yellowjackets. One flew up my shorts and stung me right in the sack. That was bad enough, but my first reaction was to then smack it. So I got stung in the sack then punched myself in the dick. My wife was somewhat less sympathetic than I might have hoped.

Tragic story, bro.
/I still L'ed OL.

What a wasp might look like.

"Where did you get those shoes? They're awful! And that dress, and that coat, geez!"

Tarantula hawk wasps have the most powerful sting of any insect in North America. They're everywhere in California. Supposedly just a little milder than a bullet ant.

Here's a description of what the sting feels like: "" One researcher described the pain as "...immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations." ""

dervish16108: EatHam: Once when I was cutting the grass, I ran over a nest of yellowjackets. One flew up my shorts and stung me right in the sack. That was bad enough, but my first reaction was to then smack it. So I got stung in the sack then punched myself in the dick. My wife was somewhat less sympathetic than I might have hoped.

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I LoL'ed!

astralvortex: "...immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations."

So just like marriage, but not as long?

The problem with wasps, yellowjackets and hornets is that, unlike bees, they don't lose their stinger when they sting. They can sting again and again and again. And they have a lot fouler temper than bees (at least the ordinary, mostly docile "European" kind). It's usually a good idea to give them a wide berth.

My wife was gardening..and stepped on a underground nest..she got stung about 16 times. I burned them alive with a healthy dose of lamp oil...never seen them again.

Stepped on a wasp or hornet nest in high school and wound up with 50-ish stings.

That was the first time ever being stung in a large amount (ie: more than once) and let me tell you, there's nothing like having an epi-pen jammed in you. *ZING!!!!*

Luckily, as it turns out, I'm not allergic.

The craziest thing - the doctor pulled out a stinger with the venom sack still attached, still pumping and twitching venom. Looked cool as hell.

Subby forgot to mention

using the wrong fork

not being Episcopalian

Very Relevant.

Let's try this again. Came for this:

Disappointed I'm the Weeners it.

StreetlightInTheGhetto: JonnyBGoode: The problem with wasps, yellowjackets and hornets is that, unlike bees, they don't lose their stinger when they sting. They can sting again and again and again. And they have a lot fouler temper than bees (at least the ordinary, mostly docile "European" kind). It's usually a good idea to give them a wide berth.

We're growing two loofah plants right now.

I have no effing idea why, but

a) Wasps swarm the thing. I mean, it did have huge yellow flowers.. but types of wasps and flying stinging thing we never knew existed are finding those plants

b) They're in pots. The plants are huge. Despite stakes and bungee cords, they often fall over.

Picking them up is a biatch.

Hell, watering them with a wand is flirting with danger.

... but the loofahs are coming along awesome, so here we are.

/boyfriend's got stung twice this year so far
//at least they didn't get into repeat sting mode
///eek

Because of how much it rains here and how hot and humid it is, we get multiple kinds of wasps that like to build their nest in the covered area right above our front doors. Some make the little mud caves some make a little comb similar to a bee. It really sucks to swing the front door open in the morning to god knows what has made a dwelling in the afternoon/evening and is really pissed off over a door swinging open right next to them.

GCD: Stepped on a wasp or hornet nest in high school and wound up with 50-ish stings.

That was the first time ever being stung in a large amount (ie: more than once) and let me tell you, there's nothing like having an epi-pen jammed in you. *ZING!!!!*

Luckily, as it turns out, I'm not allergic.

The craziest thing - the doctor pulled out a stinger with the venom sack still attached, still pumping and twitching venom. Looked cool as hell.

Stockholm Syndrome?