MT Repetitions

There are yellow jackets.

I was once again STUNG by a yellow jacket on a run. 2 times… this little fellow got me. I believe he is now dead. I whacked him with my hand (which he did not manage to sting). Stung me at the base of my neck. It’s now to the point of being pretty itchy.

So I looked up some things.

Yellow Jacket repellent does not exist.

If you know of a nest
avoid it
If you are stung
leave the area
If you are stung in a sensitive area
seek professional assistance
do not wait for symptoms to develop.

Yellow jackets are mimicked by other insects
why? because they’re nasty!

Sometimes yellow jackets have white spots… WHAT?!

So what came first, the yellow jacket or the honey bee? I did not find an answer to this.

If stung by a yellow jacket mimic, should I follow the steps above?

Are there repellents for these mimics?

If you know of a nest, and must go through the area, is it better to go first and as quickly as you can, or is it better to push someone in front of you? I have gone first and second multiple times. And had good and bad results both ways. Mostly just bad results when there is a known nest. I think my one good result was one sting, when other folks were getting more than 10.

My life is full of yellow jackets.
and some mimics
and sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference.

and sometimes you’re somewhere and you’re sure there would be yellow jackets, but there aren’t.

and sometimes you’re somewhere … and you don’t hear a thing – you don’t see a thing – and you’re stung, bitten, mauled. Multiple times. Viciously. As if they’ve nothing better to do. The next thing you know you can feel the venom running through the blood vessels of your neck, arms and skull. It feels like it’s just below the surface of the skin. tingly…

and so. what is it? what is this? This is a babble about giving in – accepting. In life, there are yellow jackets. You can hole up and hope they don’t find you – or you can just go out and deal with it when they do.

I do feel sorry for those folks that are allergic.