I hate wasps!

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  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    I got stung by a bee once.....

    (insert punchline here)
    Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    You bunch of southern softies!!

    Try cycling in clouds of Scottish Midgies, that will soon sort you out. I swear they can travel up to 35 MPH to keep up even with a detemined cyclist.

    Good news is that there are not many of them on Maryhill Road (other fearsome beasties lurk there)

    However on extra distance commutes, and country spins, they do play havoc. No helmet, glasses or biological suit will help.
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    "wasps are bastards" (Tommy Saxondale 2008)
    Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Try cycling in clouds of Scottish Midgies, that will soon sort you out. I swear they can travel up to 35 MPH to keep up even with a detemined cyclist.

    Wasn't that a feature of one of the legs of Mark Beaumont's journey - there were these blood sucking flies that fed on bison - and they'd mistake him on the bike for a bison and chase him - but he was a bit too fast for them whilst moving, but when he stopped....... :shock:
    Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...
  • The Chingford Skinhead
    The Chingford Skinhead Posts: 718
    OOOUUUUCCCCHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! It F#ing hurts.

    I've had the odd bee / wasp thingy get into my helmet before but today was the worse thing ever. Riding along the canal about to go up a bridge when some blasted silent stingy thing (not sure if wasp or bee) flew into my face and then UP my right nostril where it got stuck. I'm shaking my head furiously while trying to blow it out - which only serves to irritate the b :arrow: r more. I'm then trying to unclip, while shaking head and trying not to steer into the water. It came out but not before stinging me on the INSIDE of my nose. My god does it hurt.

    My right nostril doubled in size pretty damn quick but is now subsiding but it stings like hell and this is a good 2.5 hrs later.

    God, I went on the canal as I thought it would be less terrifying than the roads - how wrong was I? :roll:
    Pain is only weakness leaving the body
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    whyamihere wrote:
    blu3cat wrote:
    I think Bumblebees are worse than wasps - BBs are like furry yellow and black bullets. I swear I've been near knocked off my bike by one of the blasted things hitting me square in the middle of my forehead. [/url]

    How big was the bee?

    No, wasps are worse they can keep on stinging, they're like the psycopathic teenagers of the insect world. I got stung a couple of weeks ago on the knee - mmm nice and itchy and swollen for a day or 2. Bees on the other hand obviously die after a sting, and are so more discerning about their targets, more Kamikaze pilots like.
    Bumblebees can keep stinging too. It's only honey bees that can only sting once.

    Agreed. Kind of annoys me how prolific that little myth has become. Not all wasps sting either - theres several UK species.

    Back on topic.. I just sent an apology letter to the local paper today after my ride home yesterday afternoon. I was doing a fair lick on the kona and gasping for air as it was roasting outside. Next thing I know wasp right in my mouth, so I panic and spit the blighter out as quick as I can. I think some gob may have gone on the blue car behind. :oops: Driver looked suitably p***ed off, prolly thought I spat at him.

    I love wasps though. Have taken hundred of pics of them:
    LINKY
  • 0scar
    0scar Posts: 219
    A wasp flew into my forehead at speed the other day - I'm sure I heard a thud. It bounced off and I continued down Denmark Hill, only to notice it clinging grimly onto my arm hair. I'm not entirely sure how those behind me interpreted that particular hand signal..
    Commuter: Taped-up black Trek 2200 (FCN 5)
    Shiny bike: Pinarello FP2 (FCN 3)
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    I have a theory that wasps are not an indigenous species. They are a very un-British insect. The humble bumble bee is 100% British - it even dies of shame if it stings you. Wasps are foreign and have invaded. I believe they are probably French or Spanish in origin.
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Sewinman wrote:
    I have a theory that wasps are not an indigenous species. They are a very un-British insect. The humble bumble bee is 100% British - it even dies of shame if it stings you. Wasps are foreign and have invaded. I believe they are probably French or Spanish in origin.

    Given our Imperial Heritage I think wasps are VERY British. :wink:
  • Specialized Needs
    Specialized Needs Posts: 802
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8213887.stm
  • tebbit
    tebbit Posts: 604
    Bees are worse than wasps because we are one of their enemies, ie we want their honey, therefore their stings are anti human, bear and badger,

    Wasp's stings are anti-insect, upon whom which they prey, their food, later in the season they are after sweet things to keep them alive and then to quote Craig Ferguson aka Bing Hitler: -

    "Wasps are the skinheads of the insect kingdom!"

    (From Bing Hitler live at the Tron) Highly recommended.

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