Anyone else hate wasps?

murphyebass

Woke up to one hovering around the bedroom this morning, scared the **** outa me. Last time I leave the window open. Happened me in the car last year drivin along and one flew in the window!

biko

White Anglo Saxon Protestants flew in the window?

whiteonion

I love W.A.S.P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsoLb-E7oy8

Maybee













/runs

cosmicfart

whiteonion wrote: »

I love W.A.S.P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsoLb-E7oy8

lol i was just about something similar but along the lines of 'I CANT STANDZ EM! they are sooooooooo 80's' :pac:

inode

When I was about 10 I was out collecting lost golfballs at a golf course. Some golfers came so I hid and sat down. Then a honey bee landed on my hand and stung me. Then I noticed I was sitting beside a nest and they attacked. I got stung about 8 times and they climbed down my clothes and even chased me down the field as I tried to flee.

Scarred for life now I hate wasps and honey bees. Normal bee's aren't too bad lol

emeraldstar

Well what's to like really?!

walshb

Despise them yellow wasps; have a morbid fear of the cnuts.

I Love Cheese

This describes wasps
http://files.sharenator.com/1zA2M_This_is_a_wasp-s500x649-53333-580.jpg

xzanti

Nobody likes the bastards



Bah.. Damn you ^ ^ ^

I've been stung twice, so wasps and bees have me running away shrieking

My family thought I was insane until they saw one day just how much I was being followed by one without any running away :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Caoimhín

I dont bother them and they dont bother me. However its an uneasy peace.

FatherLen

sorry about the quality...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osSmAOEfm6E

BengaLover

bees are ok, but wasps seem to WANT to get you. they are EVIL...

I wanted to post that "wasp in sittingroom vs wasp in car" comic but I couldn't find it ANyone got it??

Spudmonkey

I've no problem with Wasps. I've been stung twice but probably because the wasp felt threatened.

I've found that if I leave them alone they leave me alone. Can't we all just get along....

donutface

Wasps actually seek out and get rid of cockroaches

I always thought they were one of those useless animals like flies!

gurramok

inode wrote: »

When I was about 10 I was out collecting lost golfballs at a golf course. Some golfers came so I hid and sat down. Then a honey bee landed on my hand and stung me. Then I noticed I was sitting beside a nest and they attacked. I got stung about 8 times and they climbed down my clothes and even chased me down the field as I tried to flee.

Scarred for life now I hate wasps and honey bees. Normal bee's aren't too bad lol

The bee was just protecting the nest, bee careful next time. Wasps however will attack you just for existing. We need bees for agriculture so do bee easy on them but do continue with the genocide against wasps!

ziedth

Actually wasps are my only phobia. I'm not as bad now I'm just uncomfortable around them but even in my early teens I'd freak out if one came near me.

Mick990

What is the purpose of these black and yellow f*ckers ?? Do they do anything productive ?? I'm pretty confident they don't pollenate or anything so what do they do ?

Spudmonkey

Mick990 wrote: »

What is the purpose of these black and yellow f*ckers ?? Do they do anything productive ?? I'm pretty confident they don't pollenate or anything so what do they do ?

Some do pollinate.

Do they have to have a use? Does everything that doesn't have an immediate and positive impact on your life not deserve to live??

Cú Giobach

Hate is a bit of a strong word, the only animals I would hate would be certain humans who could be described as "evil".
Wasps? Don't touch them and they won't touch you.

STIG83

They wouldnt bother me, unless they sting me!!

Mick990

Spudmonkey wrote: »

Some do pollinate.

Do they have to have a use? Does everything that doesn't have an immediate and positive impact on your life not deserve to live??

If you read my post again you will see I did not at any stage promote killing them . Im asking do they do anything positive because all they do is annoy me . I was looking for information on them

hal9000

hmm i think to really freak people out we need to create a spider-wasp!

Spudmonkey

Mick990 wrote: »

If you read my post again you will see I did not at any stage promote killing them . Im asking do they do anything positive because all they do is annoy me . I was looking for information on them

Glad we got that cleared up then.

cucbuc

I don't mind bees because at least they give you a warning buzzz. Wasps are sneaky and stealthy and just suddenly APPEAR right at your jam sandwich...:eek:
Still I hate to kill them, it's not a fair fight really after the initial shock.

Cú Giobach

Mick990 wrote: »

Im asking do they do anything positive because all they do is annoy me .

Yea, they do. They make more wasps, which is very positive if you are a wasp, pretty much the same as all the other animals and plants on the planet.

sollar

Spudmonkey wrote: »

Does everything that doesn't have an immediate and positive impact on your life not deserve to live??

If your at the stage where your defending insects... how will you survive when you may end up drowning a fly as you wash lettuce etc for your vegetarian feasts

Wasps tormented me as a child :mad: i still seek revenge on them to this day.

kowloon

Time to start buying those fly killing stickers for the windows.

Orando Broom

Wasps are natures little reminder to mankind that we not king dick on this planet despite our notions to the contrary.

Oh and as for bees we'll see how we get in without them if the Colony Collapse Syndrome continues at the pace it is currently happening at.

Irish Guitarist

They don't bother me really. The only time I've ever been stung was when I stupidly tried to grab a wasp by the wings when I was a child.

I saw a dying wasp in the hall yesterday. I felt sorry for the little guy. I didn't know whether to put him out his misery or not. In the end I just left him there. Then last night I saw about fifty ants carrying the corpse away.

Hasmunch

Don't you just hate pants!

Babooshka

They are the skangers of the insect world, hanging around bus stops at all the sweet packets, throwing shapes and lunging at you before the bus comes, intimidating you and generally being a pain in the hole. If they wore clothes I am sure they'd wear shiny tracksuits.

KnifeWRENCH

Wasps are terrifying. They seem to sense fear; they will ALWAYS fly directly at me, even if there are several other people around. Was stung by one as a kid but I don't remember it. I'm guessing that's where the fear stems from though.

Normally I despise cruelty to animals, but any wasp that comes near me will find itself on the wrong end of a rolled-up newspaper.

theboat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88PFP3wtGzY

Degag

I've never been stung (yet) but is the pain that bad? I reckon we probably think it's alot worse than it actually is.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i got out of the shower yesterday and decided to just freewheel it with the skylights open as it was so warm and nice and when I got to my desk a wasp lept up from my bookshelf and flew right at me. I grabbed a book from the couch and hit him a good slap, sent him flying acros the apartment in the direction of my bedroom. but he just got up and started hovering in the air between me and my room. So i was standing bollock naked with a book in hand just staring at it floating there waiting for it to make it's move so I could get dressed. He finally decided to make his move and attacked. ****er took 3 full on whacks of a book before he stayed down but by then I was too nervous not to get dressed in case he had friends. kinda ruined my morning.

Spudmonkey

sollar wrote: »

If your at the stage where your defending insects... how will you survive when you may end up drowning a fly as you wash lettuce etc for your vegetarian feasts

Wasps tormented me as a child :mad: i still seek revenge on them to this day.

I'm not so bad, but I do believe that all these things do have a purpose, however meaning-less it may seem to us.

Sunnyisland

Must say getting a buzz out of this thread.

superelliptic

Yes! Hate them! They're like bees, only from the evil alternate dimension:eek:

superelliptic

realies wrote: »

Must say getting a buzz out of this thread.

Q snare drum:pac:

Spare a thought for the poor folks in Texas. Apparently 200 people killed by killer bees.( Dont know how recent) , but last weekend they killed an elderly cou[le and their son.

Link taken from RSOE EDIS.

massive swarm of killer bees attacked several towns in Southern Texas, killing over two hundred people. The first incident happened last Friday. A swarm of bees attacked an elderly couple at their South Texas ranch, killing both and injuring their son, officials said. Tommy Morton, 76, was spraying insecticide on a bees' nest when the bees attacked him, his 66-year-old wife, Shelly Morton, and their daughter Maggie, according to Jim Hogg County sheriff's deputies. Tommy Morton was spraying to kill bees that had built a hive in his attic when and they attacked him, and then went after his family The Morton family was pronounced dead at the scene after each having been stung over 500 times. The bees, who seem to have orderly battalions, are attacking citizens throughout the county. "It was horrifying, you couldn't even seen the sky there was so many of them," said Sally Jenkins. "It was like a storm was moving in. We all just ran to get inside, but if you had a window or door open, they came in. I lost three friends." Sheriff Ramon Espinoza has his Deputies out trying to kill the killer bees with everything they have: "We are getting stung, but we all got anti-killer bee injections, which were provided by the State. It works. So far." The bees were thought to be heading toward Oklahoma, but now seemed to be heading northeast. "Looks like they're heading up to Washington DC," said Caleb Boozman. "That's be a good place for them to go."

Run_to_da_hills

superelliptic wrote: »

Yes! Hate them! They're like bees, only from the evil alternate dimension:eek:

Bees are useful and generally don't bother you if you leave them alone, wasps on the other hand can be aggressive and sting you for no reason.

Bees sting once and die as their sting rips their guts apart so they are hardly going to sting without a good reason. Wasps on the other hand can sting several times. I hate wasps and just killed one this morning by throwing my phone at it.

Wasps are attracted to alcohol and can give you a nasty sting in the mouth if they fall into a glass of wine, bees won't do that.

Cybercubed

I think they're rather cute.

Degag

Degag wrote: »

I've never been stung (yet) but is the pain that bad? I reckon we probably think it's alot worse than it actually is.

Yes it is that bad

coylemj

Wasps have their place in the natural order of things. For one they eat fruit flies and because of a couple of wet summers which were bad for wasps, we have had a major infestation for the last couple of years of fruit flies.These are the tiny little fcukers who fly around slowly and as their name suggests they eat fruit. Leave an orange or banana skin hanging around the kitchen of an evening and next morning it will be covered in the little bastards.

A wasp flew into my house yesterday but I got rid of it easily, I think at this time of year what you see are queen wasps. They hatch early, lay their eggs and then die. Their offspring are the ones that bother us in the later summer when we're having a BBQ - they are attracted to the smell of beer.

Oh_Noes

Don't really mind them at all and I've been stung a fair few times.

It's the eejits that insist on running/dancing around a room freaking out because of a wasp that I hate more.

Teyla Emmagan

They don't bother me, I just keep away from them. Have been stung a few times, but only out in the garden as a kid, probably when I stood on one of them or something.

And they do have a function, they're predators that have long been used as natural bug killers.

I don't mind them, what I do mind is people who start screaming and acting mental when a poor innocent bee or wasp flies past (and these are not generally people with fatal sting allergies, just hysterical idiots).

Cú Giobach

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

, wasps on the other hand can be aggressive and sting you for no reason

No they don't. I'm smiling at the thought of wasps flying around, stinging every random animal they come across, they only sting in self defence.
Of course that idiotic human habit of thrashing about with arms flailing at the sight of a wasp, is an invitation to attack.

A wasp followed me up from the kitchen to my bedroom without me noticing until I thought "what IS that feeling on my arm" and looked, then he stung me and flew off
bastard