EKYHunter
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That apparent immunity can turn right into anaphalaxis (did I spell it right) which will kill you drt. Talk to your doc - getting hit that many times may warrant carrying epi-pens (one often is not enough alone). Seriously, check with your doc.I just collected one a few weeks ago but didn't take a photo. I'd previously located a different one when I cut down the honeylocust tree where the hive was hanging. They announced their presence by one flying down my shirt while others mobbed me, stinging me about 15 times. I was in a thicket with honeylocust thorns on the ground and all around. I dropped the saw and bounded out of the mess, luckily without driving a locust thorn through my foot. Then as I stood 50 yards away debating how to get my still running saw at the base of the hornet tree, a lone hornet left the nest at high speed, came directly at my head as I tried to dodge. It hit me right in the forehead, knocking me backwards onto the ground. They were mean! I managed to retrieve my saw without further incident and then left that nest till cold weather but some kind of critter got into it before freeze. But, I found another hornet nest hanging from a small limb over a creek on the same property. It's a beauty and I'm letting it sit in a dry and secure location till I get it ready for home decor.
I did a lot of chainsaw work this summer at our place and got mobbed by hornets on three occasions, stung multiple times on each encounter. I need to start checking trees before cutting! The first incident caused swelling and some pain, second incident not as bad, third incident my body hardly reacted and I was over it within a few minutes. I guess I built up immunity over the summer? A local old remedy for bee/wasp stings is to put wet chewing tobacco on the sting site. I've done it many times and it really seems to work but maybe it's imagination. We used to fight red wasps with sticks when I was young and so I've been stung too many times to remember.
That is true. Always good to have epi-pens and benadryl.That apparent immunity can turn right into anaphalaxis (did I spell it right) which will kill you drt. Talk to your doc - getting hit that many times may warrant carrying epi-pens (one often is not enough alone). Seriously, check with your doc.
I hate hornets.
David
NM