Mowing the lawn like normal, I suddenly felt numerous bites or stings. I guess I stepped near a nest and came away with six stings. Annoying little things, aren’t they?

  • lath@piefed.social
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    15 days ago

    To be fair, they’re the annoyed ones. Yellow jackets usually don’t care about you as long as you don’t get near them or their nest.
    Maintain social distance and you’ll be fine.

    Unless you’re a honey bee, in which case it’s go time.

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      15 days ago

      While true, I got stung a few weeks ago mowing. Not because I got too close, but because one decided to land on my leg, walk down my leg, into my shoe and then when my ankle changed directions it smushed him in the shoe. He got mad and stung me. Like, come on.

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      15 days ago

      They leave you alone where you live?

      Here they come to your picnic and try to eat all of your food and then sting you if you don’t notice them in your soda can or sandwich.

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        14 days ago

        No, they visit here as well. But they’re chill about not being welcome. If you wave them off just right, then they go and ruin someone else’s day.