Ever been stung by a yellowjacket...

[Ted]

Why are girls named Nikki/Nicki sluts?

Truth

[jluv]

Only been stung twice in my life. Once on the toe when I was a kid at the public pool. Barely hurt.

Then, about 3 weeks ago, I had a red wasp tag me just above my knee while I was working on my truck. I was messing with wiring, and when I first felt it, it was like electricity, and for a split second, I thought a wire was shocking me. A second later, I realized that getting shocked did not make sense, and the pain also started to intensify. I looked down and there he was, doing the damn wild thing on my leg, pumping that shit into me real good. We made eye contact, and he ducked out just before I could swing on him. It then felt like fire for about 15 minutes, and then was sore for a couple of days. As it healed, it itched pretty bad.

[bcoop]

I hate scorpions. Growing up in Austin, they were everywhere. I've stepped on them in the middle of the night, had one fall from the ceiling onto my chest and pop me, and had one in my boot that tore my ass up before I could get it off. The worst sting I ever got was from a bumble bee that got under my shirt and stung me right on the back of my neck. Besides the intense pain, it made me feel really nauseous and light-headed for a while.

Yeah, this was up at the farm house, and you know how it is in the country. You're fighting a losing battle, especially when nobody lives there full time. We treat the yard twice a year with DE and Triazicide, and bomb the house twice a year. Still can't seem to keep them all out. I've spent a huge amount of time up there over my life, and I'm surprised it took this long for me to get stung.

[Ratt]

Rolled over on a wasp in my bed in New Jersey. Fucker tagged me three times on the soft, (extremely) sensitive under-side of my arm. Hurt for a week. Been stung on the neck by a honey bee, in much the same circumstance as Don's wasp encounter, only I was on a bike and hauling ass towards him while he was hauling ass towards me. Felt like a bullet.

[DON SVO]

Yeah, this was up at the farm house, and you know how it is in the country. You're fighting a losing battle, especially when nobody lives there full time. We treat the yard twice a year with DE and Triazicide, and bomb the house twice a year. Still can't seem to keep them all out. I've spent a huge amount of time up there over my life, and I'm surprised it took this long for me to get stung.

Scorpions are pretty much the most resistant insect/arachnid to pest control and poison. Pest Control guys charge a LOT to clear them out, mainly because of the "If you see one, you've got a hundred" involving those damn things.

[Ratt]

Scorpions are pretty much the most resistant insect/arachnid to pest control and poison. Pest Control guys charge a LOT to clear them out, mainly because of the "If you see one, you've got a hundred" involving those damn things.

I can only imagine. I would suspect it has something to do with the extremely tough exoskeleton?

[bcoop]

Scorpions are pretty much the most resistant insect/arachnid to pest control and poison. Pest Control guys charge a LOT to clear them out, mainly because of the "If you see one, you've got a hundred" involving those damn things.

Yeah, but even using a pest control guy, when you've got 340 acres, there is no way to kill them all and keep them out when you're in the middle of nowhere. We're in their habitat, after all.

[bcoop]

I can only imagine. I would suspect it has something to do with the extremely tough exoskeleton?

That has something to do with it I'm sure, but the foggers do work on some at least, as every time we do it, we find dead scorpions. I think what we need to do, is bomb under the house (pier and beam).

[stephen4785]

Twice on my right eyebrow a few weeks ago. Didnt hurt near as bad as the red wasp sting on my forearm a few weeks ago. This year has sucked for bites. Iv been bitten by a red was, brown recluse, a 2 yellow jackets.

[EW]

My Grandmother lives in Van Zandt Co. She has scorpions in the house from time to time and they also end up in a bathroom light fixture for some reason. I do not like hearing Don's theory of "if you have one, you have a hundred."

[bcoop]

I do not like hearing Don's theory of "if you have one, you have a hundred."

Lol!

[slow99]

We saw a scorpion in the house every couple weeks when we lived in austin. I never got stung... I was damned sure to shake the shit out of shoes, clothes, etc.

[bcoop]

We saw a scorpion in the house every couple weeks when we lived in austin. I never got stung... I was damned sure to shake the shit out of shoes, clothes, etc.

Hell yes. My bags don't go on the floor, nor do my shoes, or clothes. Even putting that stuff on top of the dresser, I still shake it all before I put anything on. I learned a new lesson too. Comforter will be taken off the bed completely when I'm sleeping in it, as I'm pretty sure that's how he got in the bed. And I went ahead and removed every bed skirt in the house as well. And I won't even walk to the bathroom without flip flops on at the very least.

[SS Junk]

And I won't even walk to the bathroom without flip flops on at the very least.

That shit crosses my mind every morning while heading to my basement bathroom while it's still dark. Last year I saw this dude in the middle of my bathroom floor when I flipped on the light:

[Couver]

Every bee in your neighborhood just said "challenge accepted".

LMAO... No shit, nothing like calling Karma/Fate in.