Re: Wasps
"this is a sting I took last year"
Ouch! =:o
The last time I remember being stung was when I was a teenager. Some friends and I inadvertently disturbed a nest - and when we realised, ran like hell. Quite some distance later, I said I can still hear one of the buggers. Then I felt a sting in the back of my head - and a few seconds later another, then another...
One of my friends spotted it, trapped in my hair - and it was stinging me repeatedly in the same spot because that's all it could do.
My friend then splatted it. Problem solved.
That multiple sting aside, we were very lucky, really - AIUI they're more likely to be able to spot you if you move. And also, when one stings you a pheromone is included as a bonus extra that marks you as a target for its angry pals.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
