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I posted awhile back that something stung me on my ankle [View all] LuckyCharms Jul 2020 OP

Yikes! soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

It's been over 40 years since I was last stung by a yellowjacket. TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #2

I got blasted mowing the lawn about 20 years ago... dhill926 Jul 2020 #3

Wow, yellow jackets are really nasty, fast and aggressive. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #4

Those little suckers can be deadly. Glad you're ok. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #5

Yes I've dealt with those underground nests before. NurseJackie Jul 2020 #6

You might take an antihistamine- dawg day Jul 2020 #7

What dawg day said. nt Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #9

I got stung 4 times by a hidden nest of hornets when mowing the lawn once-- dawg day Jul 2020 #12

Yep! Same thing happened to be with a mere honeybee sting. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #15

I gave up mowing the lawn! :) dawg day Jul 2020 #23

Hey, I'm on your side. No lawn-mowing for you. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #28

my dad stepped into an underground hive. These were some nasty critters yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #40

+1. See post 54. Bad delayed reaction. LuckyCharms Jul 2020 #55

Oh no, LC. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #8

Yellow jackets are nasty and agressive. I ran into a nest 3 stories up on scaffolding once. 5X Jul 2020 #10

Damn! You are lucky! TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #19

My mom got a yellow jacket nest I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #11

Did it take out the whole house too? :) dawg day Jul 2020 #22

No the house was fine I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #25

Easier to approach it at night, dump some liquid dish detergent in the hole, followed by a hose. JudyM Jul 2020 #34

And cover the hole with screen before you start csziggy Jul 2020 #37

Right, that was the scariest part when I did it, so glad none of them came out. JudyM Jul 2020 #46

Yeah, I've had pretty serious swelling from wasp and bee stings csziggy Jul 2020 #47

Wish we had some of those! JudyM Jul 2020 #48

Sounds like you need some wasp eating birds! csziggy Jul 2020 #49

Thinking it likely saved my life this last time. JudyM Jul 2020 #50

You were very lucky - that sounds serious csziggy Jul 2020 #51

They're drawn to meat so watch out if you BBQ central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #13

What are you doing with the sting wounds? 2naSalit Jul 2020 #14

That's what I did when I flooded mine out and it worked. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #30

I never really had to deal with them until 2naSalit Jul 2020 #33

chewed tobacco also does the trick, quite quickly. yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #41

I am a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket but I only sting repuglicans 😬 🐝🐝🐝🐝 MLAA Jul 2020 #16

Do us all a favor... When your bird-flippin' finger is swollen to twice it's original size, Marie Marie Jul 2020 #17

Those are painful stings. NoRoadUntravelled Jul 2020 #18

We had a nest in our eaves a few years back. mzmolly Jul 2020 #20

Years ago my brothar and I were clearing some brush and felt some stings. Bad stings... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #21

We live in Vegas with scorpions and I got stung a few years ago vapor2 Jul 2020 #24

Assholes with wings CousinIT Jul 2020 #26

Ground bees. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2020 #27

Ground bees - actual bees - rarely sting. Yellowjackets, however, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #31

Ours were stingers. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2020 #32

I ran over a nest with a lawn mower Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #29

pppffftttt Kali Jul 2020 #35

After finding one of those on my floor a few months back intrepidity Jul 2020 #43

check your bed before you get in it too Kali Jul 2020 #44

I've read that intrepidity Jul 2020 #45

This is NOT helping my constipation. LuckyCharms Jul 2020 #56

50 or so bites last summer CommonHumanity Jul 2020 #36

the old Kentucky remedy. It works well, doesn't it? yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #42

Dump some gas in the hole and throw in a lit match Arazi Jul 2020 #38

Works great!! RandiFan1290 Jul 2020 #53

Kerosene (coal oil) works better and is WAY safer.... lastlib Jul 2020 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Jul 2020 #39

Yeah. I mowed over a nest a couple of years ago and had multiple stings. sinkingfeeling Jul 2020 #52

UPDATE: Turns out it was around 10 stings, not 4. LuckyCharms Jul 2020 #54

you do NOT want cellulitis Kali Jul 2020 #57

I know, I've had it before... LuckyCharms Jul 2020 #58