Which one are you a runner or a stayer? I am a life long runner (yes I know I look an idiot running and flapping) but I have managed to live for 36 years without being stung by a bee or a wasp and I think this is the best thing to do, what do you think?
2006-08-17 05:38:38 · 35 answers · asked by stormlover106 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
agreed.
I usually go for the running around in circles & flapping dance type stratagy & I keep doing this until the wasp finds someone standing still to pick on.
worto
2006-08-17 05:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by worto03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it makes a difference. My daughter and a friend upset a nest at a campground. They came running out of the brush screaming and it was my other daughter who was standing in the middle of the campsite, not moving, that got stung. I have had bees and wasps land on me and as long as i stay still, they appear to be looking for a sugar source or something, when they realize there is nothing there, they just fly away. A bee will only sting when they feel threatened, now I haven't double checked this but I'm pretty sure that when a bee stings, he dies soon after, so they won't do it unless provoked. Not sure about wasps though. At best, I would remain calm and just slowly walk away.
2006-08-17 14:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by RN 1994 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay still is what I do but keep the eyes moving and watch it closely. Also to run or stay depends on the wasp + how much of a stalker it is. Too much flap can get them into ambush mode I believe. I SO hate wasps since a misguided attempt to save one as a naive toddler in the bath. My kindness was rewarded by an excruciatingly painful sting. Nasty biz.
2006-08-17 05:57:03 · answer #3 · answered by sweetpeachmummy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's just been a report about more people dying of wasp stings now because of increasing allergy to the horrible things. They are the only creature on God's earth I deliberately kill. I'm glad you've never been stung. Based on holidays in hot countries, I've found it best to stay still if they land on you, but unlike bees they sting indiscriminately, but don't aggravate them. I've only been stung once, but my hand ballooned up.
2006-08-17 05:45:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run! But then of course by staying still doesnt get the bees all overexcited. But f**ck that Im running! lol Only been stung by a bee once when i was bout 8 right on the eye when i was runnin away from my mother. YUP GOT IN TROUBLE!
2006-08-17 05:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I try and stay, but start jabbering like a monkey if they don't go away.
Delayed reaction, I guess.
Got stung by one on the very end of my toe once. I was wearing flip-flops and was carrying redhot barbeque coals in a tray for disposal. Critter was in the grass.
I learned extreme self control that time...... How, I don't know!
It hurt so badly too. Cried for half an hour. Boo hoo.
2006-08-17 05:54:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on where you are in relation to the bees. I stepped on a ground bees nest by accident and ran, my friend I was walking with froze and stood still. I got stung about 3 or 4 times he didn't at all.
2006-08-17 05:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by Adam B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You better learn to stand still and not swat at them. When you run, the wasp will emit a hormone that "calls" all the other wasps to come flying with him. Just relax and move away gently.
2006-08-17 05:44:08 · answer #8 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a stayer. No sudden movements. I am 58 and never been stung.
2006-08-17 07:47:49 · answer #9 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know many people say to stay still an they will not sting. BUT, I am terrified of the horrors and cannot understand why they are allowed to live.
RUN, RUN, RUN. Flap too and push them towards someone else!!!
2006-08-17 05:55:32 · answer #10 · answered by Sally J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋