Is anyone else afraid of hornets and wasps

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I'm asking this because I'm the only one I know who goes bat shit insane just to get away from them. Not only do I hate them, I had a couple of scary encounters with them.

First is when I was a child. I was sleeping and heard a strange buzzing noise. I covered myself up with my blanket and yelled my mother to come into my room. I then told her that something is in it. She laughed and said it was a fly, I didn't believe her. However, with a close view, my mom told me "That isn't a fly. That's a big hornet. I got scared, but luckily she killed it.

Next was three years ago. I have finished high school that day and came home. I always get scared about the front patio due to how narrow, and how easily bugs get in. I quickly went through the porch, unlocked the door, and went in. I was emptying my lunch bag when I say something strange beside the sink. I got closer and realized it was a big wasp. I yelled NOPE and rushed into my room. When my mother came back from work, she saw and killed it.

Finally the scariest happened today. I was with my fiance playing Pokemon go. Suddenly something zoomed past us. I asked what it was and he said it was a bee. I then quickly asked if it was on me, no was his reply. I was fixing my hair and felt a buzzing sensation. I squealed and tried to get it off me. Luckily my fiance swatted it off of me. He then said "it wasn't a bee, it was a wasp.

That recent encounter made me even more afraid of these bastards. Funny enough, I used to be afraid of spiders. Now I kill them for fun (if they're in my house of course)

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  • [Old Memory]
    4 years ago

    I’m terrified of all bugs they all disgust me. I killed a giant wasp a few weeks ago and it took me like 10 minutes cause I was so grossed out then it makes me paranoid simply my hair will touch my arm and I’ll freak out thinking more is around trying to get back at me. I’m a total pussy when it comes to bugs. They are like my nightmare if I see a spider in a room I will avoid that room for a good two weeks even after killing it. Not long ago I got woken up from a daddy long legs crawling on my face I was about to torch the place.

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    • megadriver
      4 years ago

      When my parents got a house in the mountains, after the renovations and rebuilding, a bunch of hornets made a nest on one corner of the house. Massive hornets, fucking things were about the size of a human thumb. Very aggressive, very nasty, they would bite and sting anyone.

      Me and my dad waged a 3 week war on them. Spraying them with bug spray regularly and me trying the occasional stunt to burn them. My mom and my girlfriend didn't leave the house during that period. I got stinged multiple times and so did my dad. But in the end we won. And I got my revenge. Any hornets that were fairly alive, I gathered and put in a plastic bottle. I placed the plastic bottle in the middle of our lawn and taped a can of starter fluid and a can of lighter fluid to the hornet bottle. Then I got my rifle and did a bit of target practice and blew them up! Mwahahaha! Human superiority vs hornet uselessness. Petty revenge never felt so good.

      I really hate hornets and wasps more than anything!

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      • NoLifer
        4 years ago

        You know they are not useless. Like bees they help polinate and they kill insects and rodents. So they are decent pest control and good for gardens.

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      • [Old Memory]
        4 years ago

        A real superhero right there. I’d of given up after simply seeing one. I’ve only gotten stung once but that was already to much for me. Pretty badass ending tho bet that did feel nice.

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        • megadriver
          4 years ago

          Wasps and hornets are evil bastards. When a bee, or a yellow jacket stings you, they sting once and fly away and they only resort to stinging if provoked. Not giant hornets. They cling on to you as hard as they can, they bite and sting you, more than once if they have the opportunity. And their jaws are strong enough to cut your skin and leave you bleeding. And they attack, whenever they sense humans nearby. Nasty evil things. Watching them squirm after being sprayed was fun.

          Sure did feel nice, as I felt a quick death from bugspray poisoning wasn't enough for the hornets. I wanted more. My dad thought I was being ridiculous and stupid and was against me blowing up hornets. But I didn't listen, so he finally gave in and told me to blow them up on a patch with the worst grass, since there was still some lawn work left.

          I blew them up and laughed like a maniac! My dad had a faint smile and said "It was kinda cool tho..."

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          • [Old Memory]
            4 years ago

            When it happen to me I was hiking and suddenly got stung in my leg. I remember the thing fell on the ground and I think it was dying then I think I remember having to pull out the stinger or something. That sounds terrifying it definitely wasn’t that bad for me. I can’t think of a better grand finale.

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  • leggs91200
    4 years ago

    Wasps/hornets are among the most hated creatures on the planet.
    They are aggressive, ugly, and dangerous. They are pretty much thr assholes of the animal kingdom.

    Put it this way - even though a bumble bee has as painful of a sting but they are not aggressive and sting only as a last resort. People don't murder bumble bees usually unless necessary. People kill wasps/hornets for entertainment.

    I use Spectracide wasp and hornet killer. It DROPS the little bastards right where they stand.

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    • Boojum
      4 years ago

      Have to come to the defence of wasps here.

      At this time of year in the northern hemisphere, wasps and hornets are busy raising their young. They need protein for that, so they're out hunting other insects and they're not really interested in humans. When a wasp feeds a grub a tasty treat of mushed-up fly or whatever, the grub secretes a sweet liquid which the adult wasp drinks. It's only late in the summer when the nests have stopped producing young that wasps become a nuisance. There's really nothing for them to do other than hang around waiting to die, and they're not getting their sugar fix anymore, so that's when they start bothering people.

      I'm a beekeeper, and so buzzy, stingy things don't really phase me. If I see a wasp in the house at this time of year, I try to usher it out, but I wouldn't want a wasp or hornet nest near the house, mainly because I know what's going to happen in a few months.

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    • FromTheSouthWeirdGuy
      4 years ago

      Wasps look satanic

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      • leggs91200
        4 years ago

        They are the devil's spawn

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  • litelander8
    4 years ago

    Horse flies are terrifying.

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    • Boojum
      4 years ago

      Horseflies are awful. Stinging insects slip a delicate little stiletto into you to deliver their toxin, and mosquitoes kindly administer anaesthetic before they perform minor surgery on you, but fucking horseflies grab your flesh between their mandibles and rip a hole in your skin.

      The only good thing about horseflies is that they're slow and stupid, so they're easy to swat if you manage to spot one. Apparently some (maybe most) species are attracted to blue, and you can make a very effective horsefly trap by applying spray adhesive to a blue plate or something similar. Never tried it, but I've seen YouTube videos, so it must be true, right?

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      • litelander8
        4 years ago

        I notice that they're attracted to the heat of a car roasting in the sun. I wouldn't call them slow by any means. They're very easily confused with cicada in my parts because of the size. Cicada tend to be a little slower.

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        • Boojum
          4 years ago

          I guess there must be lots of different species of biting flies that are called horseflies in different places. The ones I'm very familiar with in Britain (because we live in a dairy farming area) are relatively slow, clumsy flyers. Definitely a lot slower than houseflies. Nature isn't wasteful, and you don't have to be too agile to nail a cow.

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  • WhatEvenIsNormal
    4 years ago

    I’m terrified of wasps, hornets, and ants. Any bug that is similar to those I’m immediately wary of. I’m okay with bees tho

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  • brutus
    4 years ago

    I got bit by a wasp like insect few weeks ago, stings like a bitch.

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  • Pinkmoon
    4 years ago

    I'm sort of afraid because I got bitten once as a kid. I'm not scared shitless by them. If they are minding their own business it's fine. However once when I was doing pull ups in my home pull up bar outside, this small one kept flying near my hands as I was going up and I was kinda afraid of it biting me. So probably more than I thought.

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  • RoseIsabella
    4 years ago

    I'm certainly not unafraid of flying insects that sting people, but I love honeybees for obvious reasons. I used to be married to someone who was allergic to wasp stings which automatically made me the designated scary flying insect killer.

    Despite his other numerous faults he was good about this, because he assumed responsibility for dealing with roaches.

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  • Cuntsiclestick
    4 years ago

    This reminds me of a childhood dog I used to have named Blackie. When there was a spider, roach, bee, fly, cicada, or wasp that I was scared of, I'd tell her to attack it. She'd always find a way to kill it for me. It was like a fun game to her.

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  • curious-bunny
    4 years ago

    If there's a wasp near by you'll see a ghost trail but not me

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  • jethro
    4 years ago

    Nope. If you leave them alone they will leave you alone. If they get near you they will soon figure out that you are not what they are looking for.If you swat at them, then you become an instant enemy.

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