I got stung

[Otter1]

Just decided to hang out back since it's a TAD cooler tonight. I thought I was sooooo smart - to avoid the skeeters I put on a thin LS shirt and jeans....and flip flops since "I won't get bitten on top of my feet".

When hanging the second strap....WHAM! Something lit up my foot. I yelled "shucky-darn" (or it's first cousin) and went inside to find the stinger still in my foot, laughing at me.

Man, I haven't been stung in years as I tend to just leave the little guys alone and don't swat at them, etc. Not panicking always works....except when you surprise them in the dark Hurts more than I remembered.

I hope the neighbors forgive me for what I yelled within earshot of their kids!

Anyway - guess I'll get the straps down tomorrow.

[Joey]

We look up for dead limbs, but forget to look down for live bees!

"You have been fined one demerit for a violation of the verbal moralities act"

[Scottybdiving]

Hope you scraped it out instead of just plucking it out, therefore injecting the remaining venom into your foot. Bee venom therapy, some people pay $$ for that. I get mine free on a regular basis, especially when I forget to zip my veil.

[L.D. Cakes]

That's worse than what I did last night when I slipped my sandals on in the dark and there was a gooey slug in one of them. EEEWWWW!

[MAD777]

That's worse than what I did last night when I slipped my sandals on in the dark and there was a gooey slug in one of them. EEEWWWW!

I'm laying in my hammock as I read this and my toes curled involuntarily!

[Wise Old Owl]

I am always amazed when hornets are the culprit and people say bees. - Hornets appear to take advantage of existing old holes from mice / chipmunks and nest in them that means looking at the base of trees very important. Now that I look, I am finding more nests.

[peanuts]

Hope you scraped it out instead of just plucking it out, therefore injecting the remaining venom into your foot. Bee venom therapy, some people pay $$ for that. I get mine free on a regular basis, especially when I forget to zip my veil.

just stay faaaaaaaaaaaaar away from me!!! highly allergic to all of them!
i always look around the trees before hanging....

[Otter1]

As for scraping......I rubbed it in gooooooooood before I got inside - trying to get whatever it was off. Bad mistake as it sure did swell. I wish I had just waited til I got inside but I panicked a bit since I couldn't see it.

+1 for holes in the ground. Dang hornets!