Post #4142952
2026-07-27 17:35 UTC
@hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange @SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange I got over 50 yellow jacket stings last summer, and quite a few from baldfaced hornets. When I have to do risky gardening or work where the aggressive bees are, I now don the bee suit. Last year, after getting stung probably a dozen times by wasps in a few seconds, I was doing everything they tell you not to do when a swarm comes: Scream and flail my arms while running away and falling down repeatedly. The thing about bald-faced hornets is they can sting you over and over, and even when they're caught up in your clothing and can't sting you properly they will start chewing on you.
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@adamshostack@infosec.exchange 2026-07-27 18:30
@briankrebs@infosec.exchange @hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange @SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange You might talk to an allergist if you got swelling - when I had a bee sting swell up, I was told that there was an accumulation effect, and now carry an epipen, because it's better to have one on hand than $100 in the bank.
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@bikemonterey@sfba.social 2026-07-27 17:42
@briankrebs@infosec.exchange Yikes! Our last serious sting was in the house, putting away bathtowels we’d just taken off the clothesline. Didn’t realize we’d folded a bee into one, until it painfully let us know. Thanks for reminding us we need to snap/shake laundry before folding. @hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange @SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange