"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:18:34 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


-snip-
I ran into a yellow jacket nest a while back, and got five bites. Man,
that
hurts. But you only feel the hair on your leg or arm tickle a little.
Then, BAM, it hits you. Leaves a nice red scab for about two weeks.

They don't exactly have sharp teeth-- more like an alligator clip on
steroids.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/...1b647be6d0.jpg

I'll take a few stings over bites any day. A little baking soda to
draw out the poison & it is forgotten in an hour or so.

Jim

Wish I knew that then. I put some Benadryl cream on it, which helped. A
little.

Steve