Man dies after being stung over 500 times

[rd_macgregor]

Bumble bees pack a pretty good wallop, too. Its a good thing they aren't very aggressive.
When I find a ground-nest of bees or wasps/hornets in a place I don't want it to be, I wait until late evening, then drop a couple of mothballs down the hole and set a rock or board or something over the hole. This usually does them in for me. I'd be a bit more hesitant to pour gasoline on the ground, though the man (or is that little boy) in me says the fireball technique could be lots of fun (well, not so much fun for the hornets)!
BOB

 

[Jaylegger]

If you ever find yourself in a dangerous situation overwhelmed by hornets run away quickly and keep going. I was watching a show about this awhile ago where a so called expert said that after about 300 yards away (around that distance I think) the attack would likely stop. For many of us fat asses, however, that may pose a bit of dilemma, risk dying from a heart attack or from hornet stings. African bees will pursue you up to a mile from their nest.

 

[CurlyDave]

Just a question for those with some experience:

I might be faster than my tractor for the first 50 yards, but after that it is going to be much more distance between me and the hive if I stay on the machine.

Is it better to abandon ship, or drive away fast?

 

[czechsonofagun]

I think stay with the tractor, you have to leave the home zone of the nest and if you can't run far enough it is better to be sure you clear the area.

 

[Z RENCH]

Anyone have those giant things flying around like I do? Some people call them secada killers, some call them trantula killers, and some call them wasp killers! Whatever they are they're very big(about the size of a humming bird) and very intimidating. Never been stung by one yet. Does anyone know what these are or are they aggressive?

 

[Willl]

secada killers

Harmless, or so says this.

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[Treemonkey1000]

Are you talking about Dragonflies

 

[Z RENCH]

Are you talking about Dragonflies

No they are not dragon flies, I know what they are. Read the link Willl posted. Interesting enough it said male cicada killers do not posses a stinger, what about the females?

 

[CCWKen]

We've got those Giant Wasps down here too. This is the first year I've seen them. The ones I've seen are all black, look like a Yellow Jacket/Paper Wasp (dangling legs) but are about 3-4 times larger than a hornet. Or like you say, about the size of a small humming bird. Even if they don't have stingers, they must eat and probably have some wicked mandibles. I wouldn't want to get into a fight with one that's for sure.

 

[Ivan49]

Last summer I had a very close call with bald faced hornets. I have appox. an 1/8 of a mile that is under the power lines by the road that I brush hog a couple times a year. This area is appox 20 foot wide and the back side is next to the woods. The bucket on my tractor is 6 foot wide and so is the brush hog. On the last pass next to the woods I missed a nest about the size of a basket ball by about 2 inches. I never seen any bees at the time but when I came back they were there waiting and they were not happy. I never got stung but I don't even want to think about what would have happened if I would have been over that couple of inches. The next day something had tore the nest apart and got the bees. It could have been a bear or skunk.