Wasps vs Bees...

I too am very allergic to bee/wasp stings and was freaked out 2 years ago when in the fall, after the leaves had fallen, I saw a bald face hornets nest about 6-ft off the ground in an ornamental pear tree I spent the entire summer mowing under. It had to be a foot across easily.

I find bees are far less aggressive than wasps, maybe because they know when they commit to sting you they will die (they have barbed stingers) while a wasp can sting you as often as it wants without it suffering any harm (unless you hit it) because its stinger is smooth.

Here you go:http://www.memecenter.com/fun/197942...ornets-be-like

http://www.memecenter.com/fun/47234/This-is-a-wasp

http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/956772-proper-anatomy

Honey bees are beautiful little creatures. I adore them.
Hornets are nasty and wasps worse. ...unless you're into implanting your eggs in the bodies of others. Yuk.

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Originally Posted by Mark Morrissey

Honey bees are beautiful little creatures. I adore them.
Hornets are nasty and wasps worse. ...unless you're into implanting your eggs in the bodies of others. Yuk.

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Actually here the wasps are called "benificials". They keep pests such as defoliating caterpillars down. Others kill spiders which is fine by me. :)

I have accidentally got into a bee hive once. They chased me half way across a soybean field until a laid down in the beans to hide. The tractor was left running for several hours until they calmed down.

The wasps here are very aggressive. Especially when it is hot. Those big red wasps can deliver a painful sting. I know oh too well!!!

And I'll add this, if you have a nest and want them dead, use a bucket with water and a higher than normal dish soap concentration. Way more than you use to wash dishes! Plus it is much safer than petroleum products and better for the environment.

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Originally Posted by Mr9146

Here you go:http://www.memecenter.com/fun/197942...ornets-be-like

http://www.memecenter.com/fun/47234/This-is-a-wasp

http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/956772-proper-anatomy

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Hilarious!!! :)

Have had peace and quiet lately, other than every August, a tractor shed sees nests of 'paper wasps' at top inside of entrance doors, whisked off with broom, but next day or two, right back again. Their sting is no joke, I once lifted an antique milk jug with them tucked under, the instant one positioned the thumb knuckle = ^&%! ..However, these wasps don't seem as ready to attack as others.. and, as long as you come and go, disregard them, everything is good.

Even banging into the shed at times with the tractor, they stay where they are a few feet away, unstirred. The first few times is stressful, but after 2 - 3 repeats seem to get the routine, and chill out if you're no threat to them. News to me.


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Originally Posted by moito

my dad was a beekeeper and as a kid i got stung very often by bees and wasps...not much body reaction ...just like a mosquito bite.
but my girlfriend thinks she is allergic...she is an actress and her best field is the drama...her bee performance/dance/scream and shout is a must see

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made my day

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Originally Posted by davep

If you want a really nasty bite, try the bald-faced hornet; it really is a wasp.
http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departm...nets_mv15.html
This nest was over a foot wide before the Orkin pro came to remove it:

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Dave, I share your pain. A few years ago I saw this nest in a dogwood in my front yard. So I thought I would ‘investigate”. I got about 8 feet out and at the last second saw this thing come at me straight out of the nest. It stung me right on the tip of my nose. It wasn’t funny. Turns out it was a nest of Bald-Faced Hornets.

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But you have to admire their engineering and construction skills ... every piece of that nest was chewed and regurgitated by the wasps to build their home ... not sure I could do that ... but I have a 14" nest removed from my soffit last fall ... its incredibly light too ...

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Originally Posted by Simonjjb

Dave, I share your pain. A few years ago I saw this nest in a dogwood in my front yard. So I thought I would ‘investigate”. I got about 8 feet out and at the last second saw this thing come at me straight out of the nest. It stung me right on the tip of my nose. It wasn’t funny. Turns out it was a nest of Bald-Faced Hornets.

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That bald wasp incident from 8 ft away tells you the vision of wasps and bees is quite good. Seldom mentioned are 'bumble bees' that appear not to mind someone nearby if they're in a flower bed. Then you hear of someone who said he was 50 ft at the back of a bldg, when he was attacked out of the blue. I had been on some open land and noticed one 8 ft up in an apple tree at it's peak flowering. On the ground were smaller branches fallen from the wind. The idea being that if I raised one slowly it would not notice, which it didn't for about 1 second. Very suddenly it ejected laterally from the area with a loud buzz volume and burst of speed that was alarming. They can move a whole lot faster than you might think.