Goddamn wasps are still so bad. It only takes about 10 minutes outside before they're onto me. I wish I was unbothered like when I was a kid. I used to catch them in jars and watch them.
wasp nests while building
Thanks to science for figuring out wtf is going on here.
Drunk wasps may attack us, warns Red Cross
First aid experts advise anyone eating outside to beware stings and keep a credit card to hand
Record numbers of jobless wasps are more likely to attack us because they are drunk and aggressive, the British Red Cross has warned.
With their queens fully supplied with all the nectar they need, worker wasps now have nothing to do but laze around getting drunk on fermenting fruit, according to environmental authorities.
Perhaps better described as retired than jobless since all the workers will have died out by the time winter comes around the insects are becoming increasingly bold and angry in their old age.
The long cold winter and late spring mean many more wasps are around now than would be expected for this time of year, so those enjoying the remaining summer sun with them have been advised to take care.
Joe Mulligan, head of first aid at the Red Cross, said: Its hilarious that, now worker wasps have finished their life's work, all they are doing now is feasting on fermented fruit and getting drunk.
The danger for humans of course is that they may get a bit bold and attack us while we are out having a barbeque in the garden, sun bathing in the park or innocently going our merry way.
Mr Mulligan advised people eating outside to keep a credit card to hand.
He said: When an insect sting is visible on the skin, a credit card can be used to scrape it away. Using the edge of the credit card, drag it across the skin. This will remove the sting. Using a credit card or your fingernail is preferable to using a pair of tweezers. Some stings contain a sac of poison and if it is grasped with tweezers you may inject the sac of poison into the skin.
While were being careful, Mr Mulligan also warned people to bear in mind the power of the sun even if it is September. He added: Simple steps such as avoiding exposure to the hottest time of the day, drinking plenty of fluids and even simply wearing a hat on hot days can all make a real difference.
Srsly.
Drunk. Unemployed. Wasps.
:stupid:
Srsly, wasps don't leave their stinger behind. Bees do.
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I'm inclined to believe it….multitudes of those lazy bastards hanging out outside Alpine Cafe this morning!
Watch your beer too.
I had one fly inside a can of beer while camping a week ago. The wasp ended up in my mouth when I took a drink. Having a wasp sting the inside of your bottom lip sucks.
I was glad I had Reactine in the van to reduce the reaction to the venom.
There is a foaming wasp killer that shoots that same 20' raid does, but rather than a liquid it creates a foam that kills any that try to leave the nest.
I used that stuff on a wasp nest in my chimney a bunch of years ago. Works great.
[QUOTE=cerealkilla';2772580]Might be worth using an outdated canister on a nest. It's good to practice with the stuff in case you ever really need to use it, and you don't want to try your chances on an expired canister with a bear.
Off topic, but if you want to get rid of expired bear spray canisters the Vancouver/Broadway MEC store will take them back.
The North Van MEC store is clueless, they had no idea what to do with them other than recommending that I take it to the hazardous waste depot, even after I told them the Broadway store took them back.
Thanks to science for figuring out wtf is going on here.
Srsly.
Drunk. Unemployed. Wasps.
:stupid:
What else are all those white anglo saxon protestants going to do with their free time?
I'm inclined to believe it….multitudes of those lazy bastards hanging out outside Alpine Cafe this morning!
Reducitmat got stung on the GLC patio this afternoon
Why slag free swag?:rolleyes:
ummm, as your doctor i recommend against riding with a scaphoid fracture.
What else are all those white anglo saxon protestants going to do with their free time?
Reducitmat got stung on the GLC patio this afternoon
surly drunkards, those louts
I fucking hate wasps. Fuck world peace, we need to launch a full out assault and eradicate all wasps.
FYI.
With wasp venom, the pain, which can be very intense, is an exaggeration of the actual physical damage, which is minimal. The sting enables the wasp to convince larger threats that it's capable of dishing out far more physical damage than one would expect from a creature so small. The message, often driven home with bright body coloration, is "leave us alone."
Wasp venom achieves this effect by waging a staged attack against the nervous system on a cellular level.
The stinger delivers the venom to the victim's blood stream.
Peptides and enzymes in the venom break down cell membranes, spilling cellular contents into the blood stream. When the cells in question are neurons, which serve the central nervous system, this breach causes the injured cell to send signals back to the brain. We experience these signals in the form of pain.
To make sure the pain keeps coming, other substances in the venom, such as norepinephrine, stop the flow of blood. This is why the pain of a wasp sting can last for several minutes, until the blood stream can carry the diluted venom away.
Finally, hyaluronidase and MCDP (mast cell degranulating peptide) pave the way for the membrane-destroying elements in the venom to move onto other cells by melting through the connective tissue between them. This spreading factor leads to the swelling and redness associated with most insect stings.
This sting accomplishes the goal of persuading most large animals not to try to kill or eat the wasp. Think of pain as a security system, only for your body. A wasp sting might not actually burn the house down, but it sure can set off all the alarms and sprinkler systems.
But there's much worse in store for the smaller victims of wasp stings - the gory details of which we'll explore in the next section.
I'm inclined to believe it….multitudes of those lazy bastards hanging out outside Alpine Cafe this morning!
They're running up the real estate prices!!!
Having a wasp sting the inside of your bottom lip sucks
That's straight up heavy metal, right there.
I'm just going to believe that you chewed up and swallowed the attacker shortly after he internally stung you. Because that's the best way to end that story.
:agree:
What else are all those white anglo saxon protestants going to do with their free time?
Uh, they'll run up our real estate prices?
The stinger delivers the venom to the victim's blood stream.
On top of this, and it's something I didn't know until my daughter got stung this summer, is that wasps are filthy bastards who carry all sorts of nasty bacteria. Wasp stings typically get infected, which adds a whole other group of problems on top of the sting itself.
Fuck those wasps. Seriously.
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