Probably. :D I remember when I was little and staying with my grandmother in Mercer, PA running into the house waving her arms frantically asking if any had followed her in. Apparently she had run over a ground-nest while mowing and annoyed them.
Yeah if you disturb a whole nest, running (but not in a circle) probably is the best thing to do. A former boss fell into a nest when he was a kid. They'd built the nest under a pathway in the woods, and it was a deep one. He was lucky he was able to climb back out of it -- also lucky he didn't die. Interesting fellow... he's had a number of near-misses in his life.
We used to get one or two in through the screens in the LARP cabin now and again. I found that for me, the best weapon to combat them with was a long tipped grill lighter. It was small enough to be non threatening if moved slowly, and little waspy wings burn REALLY well and well nigh instantly, like flash paper.. THEN it becomes an easy thing to crush them with a book or shoe when they no longer fly. :)
I get totally annoyed by people who call all flying and stinging insects "bees".
Bees are cool. Bees are fairly innocuous and really don't want to sting you, because it'll kill them. They'd much rather make honey and chillax.
Wasps on the other hand will sting you, just because. And then sting you again because they can. Then they'll invite their friends to the party and you'll be the guest of honour at a gang-sting. Not fun. Not at all.
Yea Verily. Or Raid. One got into my living room...somehow. I caught it on the window sill and if the chemicals didn't get it, the volume of liquid did. :-)
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I found that for me, the best weapon to combat them with was a long tipped grill lighter. It was small enough to be non threatening if moved slowly, and little waspy wings burn REALLY well and well nigh instantly, like flash paper.. THEN it becomes an easy thing to crush them with a book or shoe when they no longer fly. :)
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Bees are cool. Bees are fairly innocuous and really don't want to sting you, because it'll kill them. They'd much rather make honey and chillax.
Wasps on the other hand will sting you, just because. And then sting you again because they can. Then they'll invite their friends to the party and you'll be the guest of honour at a gang-sting. Not fun. Not at all.
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"You stand right the fuck there
and wait for the wasp to finish its business
and follow it's rampage home
and then you raze its village"
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yes. But if publicly we act peaceful we can sneak up on them.
WITH FLAMETHROWERS
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