• Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    They absolutely do NOT only attack tarantulas. They will sting the ever living fuck out of you, and have one of the most painful stings of any insect on the planet.

    I have been stung by one and it hurts like a mother fucker.

    Those wasps are dead. They don’t just chill like that.

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        4 hours ago

        And their wings are out. Most flying insects don’t have their wings outstretched unless flying.

        If they were alive, their wings would be folded straight down their back.

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      Dang can I ask what you were doing when you got stung? Also what was that like? That’s supposed to be like one of the most painful things ever!

      We have them where I live (tho it’s pretty rare to actually see them out and about) but it’s pretty hard to get them to sting you here. You have to basically accidentally squish it or something

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        19 hours ago

        I was pulling a calf out of a momma cow in the field. I’m guessing her stomping around had already pissed it off since they burrow in the ground. Thing came out of nowhere and got me in the side of the neck lol. It was excruciating. Felt like I got stabbed in the throat.

        I also got stung by a cow killer/velvet ant/ground hornet as a teenager by being a dumbass. That one hurt like hell too.

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          Dude! Those are both on the list of most painful insect stings in the world. You are probably one of the few humans in the world to be stung by both of those lol. I dunno if that makes you unlucky or maybe you’ve got nothing but good luck in front of you after getting that out of the way. Either way, you are one tough customer!