I have been tagged by Myrmecos for the meme Things That Have Stung Me. So here are the rules:
- List all the things that have stung you.
- Bites don’t count.
- Pass the meme to 3 or more other bloggers you suspect have also been well-zinged.
I hate to admit it, but my stinging history is not as colorful (and painful) as one might suspect. So here are the things that have stung me:
Bees:
Apis mellifera (honeybees)
Lasioglossum sp. (sweat bees) Don’t fold your arms when they are drinking sweat from them.
Osmia sp.: This one I deserved. I was learning how to catch and place bees into insect vials. I accidentally squeezed the the bee between the vial wall and my finger. I learned very quickly after that.
Wasps:
various Vespula sp. (yellow-jackets)
Ants
I don’t know what ant stung me. All I know is it was in my pants (after a research trip), it stung me 3 times and left my right leg numb, and in pain with 3 large bruises. By the time I stopped the car, pulled my pants down, it was rolled in a ball and I quickly tossed it out the window.
Now, here are people I would like to know about:
1. goodbear
2. bug girl
3. Norwegica
Ow ow ow ow ow ow
By: Dennis the Vizsla on May 19, 2009
at 1:19 am
Sorry to disappoint but I’ve only been stung twice – first as a child when a wasp (Vespula sp) decided to fly up my trouser leg, and then a few years ago when a hornet (Vespa crabro) stung me on the forehead whist I was photographing them at a nest.
Some people actively avoid aculeates and yet just seem to get stung more than others..
By: norwegica on May 19, 2009
at 9:34 am
Oh, I”m going to have to think about this one. Hmmm….do jellyfish count?
By: Bug Girl on May 19, 2009
at 11:17 am
I was just stung by a large tax bill last month…
By: Life With Dogs on May 23, 2009
at 1:20 pm
Tarantula hawk stung me while I was riding down Kitt Peak highway last summer on my bike. Now I have more respect for those animals.
By: Leif on May 25, 2009
at 11:50 pm