I've Just Been Stung

Allez Mark

Riding into work this morning I felt a sharp pain in my belly. I thought maybe I'd clipped a bramble or nettle by the side of the road. Once I'd turned off the main road and onto a quieter road I could hear a buzzing noise. Then I realised what had happened. A blasted bee had flew down my top, stung me once and was buzzing around inside. I nearly shit myself. I jumped off the bike whipped the t-shirt off then saw the bee fly away. I then realised in my haste I'd broken my sunglasses as I dropped them on the road. gits

rmhodv

Allez Mark wrote:

Riding into work this morning I felt a sharp pain in my belly. I thought maybe I'd clipped a bramble or nettle by the side of the road. Once I'd turned off the main road and onto a quieter road I could hear a buzzing noise. Then I realised what had happened. A blasted bee had flew down my top, stung me once and was buzzing around inside. I nearly shoot myself. I jumped off the bike whipped the t-shirt off then saw the bee fly away. I then realised in my haste I'd broken my sunglasses as I dropped them on the road. gits

Sorry to hear that. Are you sure it was a bee though. Bees die once they have stung. They also leave there sting behind which needs to be removed.
If you saw it fly away afterwards it's most likely a wasp. In any case I'd ask the 1st aider at work to have a look or go to your doctor. I don't want to worry you but some people have nasty reactions to insect stings.

Allez Mark

I thought it was only the honey bee that died when it stung you and there are actually more species of wasps than bees that die after using there sting.
Anyway I did squeeze some poison out and had give it a clean with some wipes from the first aid box.

greg66_tri_v2.0

Allez Mark wrote:

I thought it was only the honey bee that died when it stung you

That is correct

Greg T

I got stung by a bee once


5 Quid for a pot of honey.

graeme_s-2

If you get any swelling, see if you can get hold of some anti-histamine cream, or if you take hayfever medication anyway, take some of that.

I got stung on the inside of my bottom lip by a bee on the way home from work. I saw something flying lazily towards me, and then suddenly it was in mouth and I was in pain!

By the time I got home I looked like this:



Took a cetirizine (left over from the summer, I take them for hayfever) when I got home and the swelling vanished in less than an hour.

Greg T

Why the long face?

tardington

Bees do fly away after stinging, but die shortly after - the ovipositor and attached gubbins gets ripped out when they fly off after the sting; its a mortal wound rather than instant death really.

If I remember right, wasps don't have a barbed sting so they are okay.

graeme_s-2

Greg T wrote:

Why the long face?

It's the angle I was holding the camera at I swear, my face is generally less long than that

UndercoverElephant

For bee stings, rub them with a paste made from Bicarbonate of soda and a little water. Their stings are acidic, and this will neutralise the acid. Wasp stings are alkaline, so you should rub them with vinegar to neutralise.

Remember kids, Bicarb for Bees, Vinegar for Vasps.

miggy_magic

One positive to take from this is that bee stings can help relieve the symptoms of arthritis.

If you have arthritis on your belly, that is. Which is extremely unlikely I have to say.

I had a bee trapped in my helment (not that one) a couple of weeks ago. Luckily I was not stung.

Agent57

Graeme_S wrote:

I saw something flying lazily towards me, and then suddenly it was in mouth and I was in pain!

I almost got stung on my tongue a few weeks ago. Something flew into my mouth, and I quickly spat it out. Looked like a bumble bee as it flew away, and it felt furry in my mouth. I could feel a slight tingling on my tongue, but that was all. I reckoned I'd managed to spit the bee out before it had really had a chance to sting me, so I only caught the tip of it, so to speak. Phew!

tardington

See, this is why you have to bite down and chew them up as fast as possible.

Paulie W

I wonder if bees 'know' that they will die if they sting you...

downfader

tardington wrote:

Bees do fly away after stinging, but die shortly after - the ovipositor and attached gubbins gets ripped out when they fly off after the sting; its a mortal wound rather than instant death really.

If I remember right, wasps don't have a barbed sting so they are okay.

See the wiki link above

singlespeedexplosif

past tense = stang. fact.

Greg T

Graeme_S wrote:

Uncanny

DonDaddyD

Cold. that's Ice cold Greg.

Laugh in my hand hunched at my desk pretend I'm coughing funny. But still very cold....

iain_j

I got stung once on the shoulder at the start of a 4 mile climb, which meant it was painful to pull on the handlebars, something I tend to do on 4 miles climbs.

benno68

I had an argument with a wasp within the last fortnight. He got in through a vent in my helmet and before I realised what it was he stung me.

Maybe the wasp and bee brigade think we're fare game!

downfader

Got to be honest - never been stung! Loads of family members are allergic, too, but they dont worry me. I've kind of learnt how they beehave (snigger) from years of photographing them. I've stood next to bushes of flowers where there are perhaps a hundred wasps and bees.

I find them quite fascinating.

Kieran_Burns

downfader wrote:

Got to be honest - never been stung! Loads of family members are allergic, too, but they dont worry me. I've kind of learnt how they beehave (snigger) from years of photographing them. I've stood next to bushes of flowers where there are perhaps a hundred wasps and bees.

I find them quite fascinating.

I expect you get quite a buzz out of the photographs

deffler

Think yourself lucky matey, I got stung twice the other morning on my way in, by the same flipping wasp.
Saw something out of the corner of my eye heading towards me then down my top it went. I wear a Underarmour baselayer with t-shirt, I lifted my t-shirt to let it fly out but nothing came out. Strange I thought however I was chasing a PB into work so thought nothing of it till the stripey ar5e stung me twice on my chest. The bleeder had managed to fly inside my baselayer, no idea how.
I now understand why its called a sting, cos it stings like mad. Destroying my PB effort.

Damn you stripey jumper wearing buzzing thing, whats your point??? At least bees make honey, you just hover around bins :x

CiB

PMSL + RAOFL - is that what we say these days?. Prob a good thing that Mrs ChrisInB has gone off for the eve leaving me in charge of the kids [and the wine!!]. Greg beat me to the stung by a bee joke though.

downfader

deffler wrote:

Think yourself lucky matey, I got stung twice the other morning on my way in, by the same flipping wasp.
Saw something out of the corner of my eye heading towards me then down my top it went. I wear a Underarmour baselayer with t-shirt, I lifted my t-shirt to let it fly out but nothing came out. Strange I thought however I was chasing a PB into work so thought nothing of it till the stripey ar5e stung me twice on my chest. The bleeder had managed to fly inside my baselayer, no idea how.
I now understand why its called a sting, cos it stings like mad. Destroying my PB effort.

Damn you stripey jumper wearing buzzing thing, whats your point??? At least bees make honey, you just hover around bins :x

Wasps attack and often kill other pests. They have their uses.

windbreaker

One summer on the Isle de Noirmoutier in France my usual run was interupted by a buzzing inside my helmet followed by Ouch. . I stopped to get the little b*&t-rd out, took off my helmet and felt a pain in my calf. I'd stopped in a farmyard and the dog had run out and bitten me on the leg. :oops:

I kicked the dog, farmer came out and I scarpered before any further msihaps. Fortunately there was no serious damage, and hte leg was Ok too.

Bee warned