Originally Posted by
stardognine
.....by a bee!!! And it hurt!!! ��
It got me in the back of my neck, right by the hairline. This was the second time this year, so really weird, especially since the last one before that, was around 40 years ago. �� I'm gonna have to medicate myself now, just as a precaution. ����
Same here. But mine happened a couple years ago. Must be attracted to the body heat off the back I guess? Anyway, if you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone. It ticked my neck so I went to scratch it which is when I got popped. I guess it took my scratching as an attack.
Just resist the urge to swat at them which is what people instinctively do when they're buzzing in and around your face.
Originally Posted by
sdn40
Disturbed a nest while cutting firewood at the cabin as a teen. Thick underbrush prevented a quick getaway. Other than feeling like a flank steak (meat tenderizer paste from head to toe - old school treatment I was told) I guess I got off lucky. No reactions.
Happened to me but from a wasp nest when I was mowing the lawn. I was bumping the tree to get the grass around it and there was a wasp nest in the tree. One popped me on the neck and when I looked up the swarm was floating around above me. I ran for a block before I stopped to look back.
The worst garden event insect attack I ever got was from fire ants. They don't bit individually. Instead, they wait until they've covered you then send a signal to bite all at once. It buns for days then itches for days after that. Cortizone helps some.