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BBC- Victim of 250 wasp stings fears going outside (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

You forgot the second part, which really justifies his fears. The whole quote:

"I've had a pest man around to sort the problem and he said there were still thousands of wasps around. He warned me not to go near there because they might smell the stings on me."

And apparently, the stings and the smell are like markers for other wasps to attack (according to an expert in the article).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Even without being stung prior it'd still be nope for me. All it takes is one out of the bunch to get offended and release some pheromones and then they're all pissed off at the snap of a finger

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

If the pest man didn't come with a flamethrower he was unprepared.