User Panel
Posted: 6/28/2015 3:03:38 PM EDT
So I stirred something up while mowing. Felt a dagger in my shin and looked down to see 5 or 6 fairly large black wasp looking things with reddish wings. As I was reacting to the first sting there were two more.
Three stings total, all on the calf/ankle/shin area of the leg that drew the displeasure of these bad motherfuckers. Holy crap guys these are bad. Makes a sting of a yellow jacket feel like a tickle. Welts are now 2 inches, and my entire lower leg is a fury of pain. God DAMN this is painful. I've hit the benadryl and an analgesic does of ibuprofin. |
|
|
|
Locate nest. Acquire gas and shovel and matches. Reek revenge upon them.
|
|
Sound like hornets that nest in the ground.
Probably ran over their nest. Get some of the foaming ground nesting hornet killing spray. Find their hole and wait til night time so they'll all be inside. The gas them with the spray. Kill them all. It's the only way ETA: Tarantula Hawk? That is the most terrifying sounding creature I've ever heard of. |
|
Pop a Benadryl or two or drink the max allowed amount.
Best thing to fight the pain and swelling. I've heard applying Flonase directly to the affected area helps but have never personally tried it. |
|
|
View Quote The link you posted specifically states that while painful, there is no reason to get checked out. |
|
|
View Quote It says in the article it isn't dangerous beyond allergic reaction...wouldn't he be dead by now? |
|
|
Quoted:
And his next thread will be "I just caught myself on fire!" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted:
Locate nest. Acquire gas and shovel and matches. Reek revenge upon them. And his next thread will be "I just caught myself on fire!" well he'll finally have a reason to go to the hostpial |
|
Rub some tobacco on the sting and hold it there for a few minutes.
|
|
The Pepsis wasp is supposed to have the second most painful sting of any insect.
|
|
From wiki: "Their sting is considered the second most painful insect sting in the world".
Good luck OP |
|
How could there be a nest? Spider wasps are supposed to be solitary.
|
|
Can of WD-40 with a lighter. Or...get one of those propane torch flame thrower thingies. Scorched earth style.
|
|
View Quote Yeah, not anywhere near that big. Total head to stinger maybe an inch. |
|
find nest in ground (if it is in the ground)
come back at night pour gas in the hole cover hole with large coffee can they will all die. drink a few beers piss on their grave Yes I have done this |
|
Given the fact that their sole mission in life appears to be fucking up spiders, I'm willing to overlook their assault on the OP. Sorry OP |
|
|
|
Quoted:
And his next thread will be "I just caught myself on fire!" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted:
Locate nest. Acquire gas and shovel and matches. Reek revenge upon them. And his next thread will be "I just caught myself on fire!" Also a good read. (Anxiously awaiting the sequel. ) |
|
Quoted:
meat tenderizer will break down protein based venom cut onion over the area (folk remedy) baking soda and vinegar paste (folk remedy) View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted:
Meat tenderizer will ease the pain. meat tenderizer will break down protein based venom cut onion over the area (folk remedy) baking soda and vinegar paste (folk remedy) Meat tenderizer has me scratching my head. Isn't the venom now in the tissue under the skin? And since meat tenderizer basically dissolves meat, if it could reach the venom under the skin, it would also be in contact with meat, that meat being your flesh. |
|
If your leg is not better by morning it needs to come off, only way to be sure it will not spread to your brain.
|
|
Sounds like common paper wasps to me although I've never heard of them nesting in the ground. Are there any structures or BBQ pits, etc near where you got stung? They're normally pretty docile unless you mess with the nest then it's on! I've noticed a LOT of wasp activity around here lately.
|
|
Hmmm, it says online that very few animals except for roadrunners can eat them. You might need to get some pet roadrunners.
Meep meep! If you can find these, they are good to have around if you have bees/wasps in the area. I got stung by a hornet on my cheek when I was a kid, this little vial took the pain away almost instantly. http://www.amazon.com/Sting-kill-Disposable-Swabs-5-Count/dp/B000GCPWSC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1435520518&sr=8-5&keywords=bee+sting+relief&pebp=1435520516752&perid=198KQ8FK0RD750BMQBT3 |
|
|
|
I once used the white vinegar trick on a wasp sting. Surprisingly it got rid of the burning almost immediately. Try it. Just pour some on the sting.
|
|
Quoted:
The link you posted specifically states that while painful, there is no reason to get checked out. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
The link you posted specifically states that while painful, there is no reason to get checked out. |
|
|
They are also drunks...
" Tarantula wasps are also nectarivorous. The consumption of fermented fruit sometimes intoxicates them to the point that flight becomes difficult." |
|
Buddy of mine assaulted a huge hornets nest with the foaming spray. It would of have been a huge victory except he sprayed himself in the face with the poison and the hornets stung the hell out of him on the back.
His wife left him shortly after... |
|
|
|
|
Where are Jesse, Al and the MSM on this story? Nothing but crickets...
|
|
View Quote Cazadores from Fallout...I hate those damn things |
|
View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes From your link: Tarantula hawk wasps are relatively docile and rarely sting without provocation. However, the sting — particularly that of P. grossa — is among the most painful of any insect, though the intense pain only lasts about three minutes.[5] One researcher described the pain as "…immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations."[3] In terms of scale, the wasp's sting is rated near the top of the Schmidt sting pain index, second only to that of the bullet ant, and is described by Schmidt as "blinding, fierce [and] shockingly electric".[6] Because of their extremely large stingers, very few animals are able to eat them; one of the few animals that can is the roadrunner. Many predatory animals avoid these wasps, and many different insects mimic them, including various other wasps and bees (Mullerian mimics), as well as moths, flies (e.g., mydas flies), and beetles (e.g., Tragidion) (Batesian mimics).
Aside from the possibility of triggering an allergic reaction, the sting is not dangerous and does not require medical attention. Local redness appears in most cases after the pain, and lasts for up to a week. |
|
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.