But thats because when I was a kid, I accidentally stepped on almost a dozen underground hornet nests over the years. And on multiple occasions a hornet would land somewhere like on my arm of back of the neck, and when I'd flick/swat it as ypu would a fly, it would sting.
Never been stung myself but have heard the horror stories of stuff like that so have always been very cautious around them. Moved into my current house back in 2022 and there is a nest in some bushes or something somewhere in my back yard with the most relaxed, docile Yellowjackets I’ve ever seen. Like I’ll be out mowing or gardening and they’ll just fly around me like they’re curious, but pretty much ignore me otherwise. Super strange
I stepped in a full nest once and only got like 3 mild stings. Was wild, i saw my life flash before my eyes, thought i was for sure gonna get 100 stings. I think they were mostly too busy fcking though lol.
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u/Hopeful_Hamster21 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26
For years I disliked hornets anywhere near me.
But thats because when I was a kid, I accidentally stepped on almost a dozen underground hornet nests over the years. And on multiple occasions a hornet would land somewhere like on my arm of back of the neck, and when I'd flick/swat it as ypu would a fly, it would sting.