Ambushed
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
July 24, 2019 8:49pm CST
I was ambushed this afternoon while mowing my front yard. The attackers were yellow-jackets. Their excuse was that my mower passed over their nest. They stung me several times on the ankles and lower legs, and they got me once on the hand.
I was forced to make a tactical retreat through the garage into the house. However, I armed myself with a chemical weapon of wasp destruction and counterattacked. The yellow-jackets tried to swarm me but could not get past my defensive cloud of spray. Steadily, I drove the attack toward the nest and, once it was within range, let loose with all the force at my disposal.
Then I left the battlefield and applied first-aid to my wounds. There is still some pain, but no swelling or telltale red welts.
It was a short intense battle. I'm not proud of what I had to do. It had to be done, though. They violated the peace terms, nested in our territory, and attacked without warning.
I hope you had a less stressful Wednesday afternoon and escaped unscathed from your endeavors.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Jul 19
Knock on wood, I have not gotten bit this year, usually I always get the yellow jacket attack while running full speed inside the house and slamming the door shut.
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
25 Jul 19
Looks like you had a fierce battle with them. Although humans that we are we tend to make sure that we have to make our place safe like they are also. They just didn't realise that they were attacking someone more powerful than them and it was their lost for protecting their supposed territory.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Jul 19
Oh I am so sorry, I know that pain and it is not fun at all!
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
25 Jul 19
I've got yellow jackets with a lawnmower before. Not fun. At all!
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@FourWalls (86703)
• United States
25 Jul 19
Ouch. I’m so sorry that happened. Those little explicit deleteds can HURT.
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@FourWalls (86703)
• United States
25 Jul 19
@DWDavis — sounds like you’ve had that happen, too.....
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
25 Jul 19
@FourWalls You should have seen the hematoma she caused on my arm. She went right through the vein.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jul 19
Wednesday was a great day for me since the weather was not as hot as it was two weeks ago.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jul 19
That's crazy. How are the stings now?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jul 19
@DWDavis I don't like wasps! Never been stung though.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
25 Jul 19
@JohnRoberts Considering how prolific wasps and hornets are around here it is amazing that yesterday was the first time I've been stung in 30 years.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
25 Jul 19
You kid yourself on one count here. Yellow Jackets need no provocation to attack the innocent. Okay, you were not innocent, you brought a machine of great destruction over their home and they took that as an attack. Did your chemical attack get rid of them?
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Jul 19
When they do that they have to go. I havent so far but hubby has argued with a wasp and a I think yellow jacket. The latter had built a nest in a bale of hay.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
25 Jul 19
Omg ..that was scary but you fought back like the brave.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
26 Jul 19
@DWDavis I understand. They are just so lethal
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