Stinq vs. BITE: A Contrasting Analysis

Uhhh… yeah… so who told you they don’t sting? Well they DO, I know… I’ve been on the receiving end of those pointy wasp asses. They sting indeed. Sometimes they’ll latch onto you with their mandibles (bite), which anchors them onto you, so they can sting you (with their stinger) repeatedly. A similar tactic is used by fire ants…

Granted, there ARE some variations that DON’T sting, but again, there are plenty that DO.

if the wasp is traveling in a swarm and it happens to bite you

Errr… no again…

Bees do that… wasps don’t ‘travel’ in ‘swarms’ …if several wasps DID happen to be flying around together (numbering 5-10, not 500-1000 like with bees), they would be travelling in a ‘pladge’ or a ‘pail’

So… if you want to give out information at random… at least make sure its RIGHT.

This is awesome. This is what Funadvice is all about. I’m enraptured now by the notion of biting wasps waiting to ambush the unsuspecting mudhole interloper just for the hell of it… I can imagine the next episode… the gangland yellowjackets… all decked out in their colors… patches on their backs. Complete with their pompadours and switchblades ablaze in the noonday sun. Quick with a knife… but quicker with the propositioning of your girl… damn the hussy!

I have been stung by a wasp. Unlike bees, which have a barbed stinger that tears off their back end when used, wasps have a hypodermic like stinger that can be plunged in and out repeatedly and rapidly. Included with the biting, this hurts like a son of a.

Yellow Jackets are wasps…they have a STINTGER at the end of the abdomen…each one is capable of stinging many times, unlike a honey bee, who basically “gives it’s life” when it stings.

Study up on your biology…here’s a good place to start…click on the wasp, and see where that stinger is…it’s on his butt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp

phrannie

Although not all members of the wasp family have stingers. I have disected out a stinger from a yellow jacket, which is a member. Since I didn’t watch it sting, I don’t know. Do you have a source? I like reading up on new things. Thanking you in advance.

blerggher: whatever you do,,stay away from mud.! they loveee mud. &and they also are attracted to sweet fructis smells so try not to wear any..but I don’t see as why you would [:

well it wasn’t really a question. I was just giving out advice without really being asked..but I felt it obligary to notify people about it O:

uh fascinating, what’s your question?

how do I avoid wasp attacks?