By Sharon | Uninvited, they join us at picnics. They race for the first bite of our apples. They pounce from beneath the blades of the lawnmower and crawl up the legs of our pants. Even our noses are at risk when we sniff our flowers. "What stung you?" she asked years ago. "I don't know, Ninna, but it had wings and a stinger!" |
Sharon said:And what's really weird is that I never get mosquito bites; I can be in a swarm of them and they separate then fly away from me. But those little things that sting in self defense, they'll get me every time.
I'm glad if the article is helpful; I realize now that I should have included pictures of their individual nests, though some nests are hard to find -- particularly those of the yellow jackets @dave. Around here, most of them are underground.
Thanks!