So I'm told. Well, there was nearly one less today. Dampty thing got between my scarf and my jacket, I felt it hit, but that was all. Carried on.. Got to destination, took off my lid, pulled the scarf and it was between the scarf and the collar of my jacket. It stung me twice before I could get it out. Damn, it had hot feet! I allus thought Bees could only sting you once. Apparently not. It landed on the ground, furry black and orangey bugger that it was. I thought about showing it my carbon footprint, but relented. Damn though, it was sore. Good job I'm not allergic!
That's what I thought. I deffo have two stings though. It was not a bumblebee... It was hairy, orangey and black. About the size of my pinky fingernail. I wonder if there was two of them, a tag team.... Hive mind.... Aren't Bees supposed to die if they sting you? Not like a wasp, black and yellow hot arsed bastards that they are. Do you carry an epi pen, Ron?
Could it be, if they only sting once, it left the sting in, I pulled it out with my scarf and stung myself the second time with it?
Years ago when I had some hair, a bumble bee flew into my fringe. It zapped me 3 or 4 times on the forehead before I could get it out. Bloody painful too. Was sore for a few days. I'd always thought they could only sting once as well.
Glad it worked for you then! Must freak you out a bit knowing what a sting could do, when you get one. I only seem to have one allergy, and they don't make an epi-pen for spending money, do they?
bout 40 years ago a wasp hit my jacket at chest height and landed on the inside of my closed visor, on its back, I could see its legs moving as I squinted down at it. That was when I found out how quickly that bike could stop!!!!
Never ride with your jacket only half done up. Bee/wasp/nasty fecker hit me on the neck once (no scarf as it was so hot), down inside my jacket and stung me twice on the chest. My wife was travelling behind on her bike said it was odd seeing me rip the zip the rest of the way down, yank the bottom of my tshirt out of my waistband start and flapping said tshirt in the breeze. Stopped soon after and had a big bruise on my neck but thankfully Lady P had some Anthisan in her paniers for the stings. Hurt like hell for a day or so. I always do my jacket up and wear a scarf now no matter how hot it gets.
Bees I have no fear of (I'm lucky not to suffer allergies), so will happily pick them up to rescue them if they're in trouble (stuck behind a window, or landed in the dog's water bowl). And I haven't been stung yet. Wasps will seek revenge for any perceived slight though. I once forgot about a wasp nest in the lawn and accidentally ran over the entrance with the lawnmower. The first I knew was both my ankles were on fire. When I looked down, they were crawling all over my ankles stinging away like crazy. I brushed them off as best I could and headed indoors. They followed me up the garden and hung about outside the back door waiting for me to reappear. The pain then itching lasted a couple of weeks. I'm now very respectful of wasps, but I wouldn't go killing them. I'd just put a clear marker down if they nest in the lawn again.
Funnily enough I have a bee hive in my back lawn, not very big as there only seems to be a few dozen flying in and out. But what is strange is that I always thought bees were the great navigators, but their hole is in front of one of "hear no evil" monkey in a three monkey set; but i regularly watch them trying to get in at the other 2 monkeys? Guess all concrete monkeys look /smell the same!!
We've had red-tailed bumble bees nest in our lawn a couple of years, and I noticed that they had a search pattern for the entrance. Starting at the edge of the lawn, they zig-zag towards roughly where the entrance is, then make a detailed hunt in the grass for the well hidden hole. We discovered by accident, that putting a circle of orange twine around the entrance, not only helped us avoid standing on them (or me mowing them), but the bees very quickly used the circle as a target. They would drop straight towards the centre of the string circle and find the entrance hole with much greater accuracy. So, I'm not sure why they are having difficulty with your monkey trio.
I'am normally sh1t scared of the little sods after getting stung by a big bumble be as a kid, but when we attended Bierly steam rally a few years ago this lot appeared from no-where right in front of me, just a huge cloud, suddenly I'm engulfed by them, I'm in the middle of this bee cloud! They were all heading to a post, probably following a Queen, (no NOT ME!!) a few landed on me but not 1 stinger.! Well I should have bricked it big time, but for some reason after the initial shock I really think I enjoyed it, like feeling privileged it happen to include me! It remains one of my best life experiences, if you can understand that. I was even able to go right upto the post with-out fear, it really was a wonderful experience. These were all honey bee's, but like today, I'm not worried by bumbles either I can stick my head in amongst the runner beans to pick them with them buzzing around my head with no worries. Just one of life's little experiences you don't forget. Now Id love to have the space for a hive, but not here.
