to have just completely freaked out over a wasp?

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I'm not normally bothered by wasps or any other nasties. We had a nest in the barn the last two years but not this year so far. Was just in the horses field shovelling as you do and a wasp came and harrassed the hell out of me, buzzing around my head, to the point that i left the field and did something else for 10 mins. Returned to field, same thing again. Went back to stable area and started clearing up. It came again and kept landing o my head. I kept swatting it away. It kept on, in swatting it away my pony tail managed to come out and the damn thing got stuck in my hair. Tried to swish it out, still buzzibg getting angrier. Ended up completely freaking out, panicky, grabbed horse brush (previously brushed pooey horse tail...) and start frantically trying to brush it out of my hair. Managed to clonk myself on the head and npw have a large lump. I even let out a shriek or two. Locked up ran to car and sat there heart thumping and almost in tears! Wtf is all that about? I feel idiotic now.

oops. Do get yourself checked out if you start to feel strange due to bash on head.

lesson - don't panic about wasps. And leave nests alone as they will get cross.

I have had moments when I'm convinced the damned things are doing it on purpose too

I think I'm particularly stressed about them because my whole lower arm swelled up and I felt really ill last time I was stung and I really don't want to go through it again.

Maybe take a can of fly spray with you next time and see if you can get a direct hit on any of the little b***s.

Perhaps get some less attractive shampoo too?

YANBU

My wasp phobia started when I went through almost the same experience as you. I was in a shop and it would not leave me alone. Eventually it got stuck in my long hair and I went into a complete meltdown until some shop assistants came to help me.

When I first met DH (which was after the wasp incident) he used to laugh when I said wasps always seemed attracted to me. I deliberately don't wear any perfume, or other scented products during the summer. After years of living with me - he now accepts that they do, in fact, make a beewasp line for me.

I think it must be my fear that they are attracted to!

Glad i'm not the only one! They have never really bothered me. Previous years we have left the nests alone, sometimes had to have them removed due to where they built them. But no nest this year just this one angry wasp. I think i had a proper panic attack.

I did wash my hair in apple shampoo last night.....

Whats the best thing to do under such circumstances? Had i been with someone else i'd have asked for help but i couldn't see the damn thing, just heard it buzzing in my hair.

Not sure what i thought it would do...it can only sting me!

I think that buzzing right by your ear sets off quite a primitive fear response. It certainly does for me.

I don't think I'd have been able to do anything different from what you did, apart perhaps from dunking my head in the nearest water trough to drown the blighter!

YANBU

I am the same. I often wonder if they can smell fear like bees can (not sure if that's strictly true but ever since that kid said it in Jerry McGuire I've thought about it).

I've been stung twice as a child and it's ingrained that I flinch when I hear them buzzing near me.
I don't scream but I do get panicky. Love bees, hate wasps.

Wasps just seem to want to inflict pain whereas bees are industrious little cuties that don't seem to mean it....

I am aware that I do sound a bit unhinged in that last sentence!

Oh bless you what a scary experience! Bath and

hate wasps, so I can imagine how you freaked out with it stuck in your hair. Can you leave a bit of beer or similar in a small bowl in the general area? It will drown itself.

Sure it was a wasp and not a hornet?!

In France I've seen some v. aggressive frelons.....love to see normal wasps and bees but these beasts you stay away from!

Wasps have dear little legs and faces, and they're only little! I've handled loads and only been stung a couple of times years and years ago. My dad told me it was them feeling panicky and that made me feel sorry for them and made them a bit more human and approachable! Now if I find one in the house I'll take it outside, feed it and watch it until it's out of sight.

Does sound scary though OP! maybe it wanted a chat :-p

Wasps have dear little legs and faces,

quirrel please be my best friend and follow me around everywhere to deal with the wasps

YANBU. I freak out at the mere suggestion of a wasp. Nasty, peevish little feckers. Bees are fine. They make honey! Wasps are just spiteful. I freak out and go into proper shrieking, flapping, running-round-in-circles mode if one is near me. I'm aware that is the least useful thing to do, but I can't help it.

Def. a wasp. It wasn't smal. Nor did it have a dear little face! It was massive and angry. Normally i help them out of the house too. But if this nasty sod has another go i will try hard to kill it.

One of the few crawlies that freak me out. I am the person running away, wildly flapping my arms and screaming. I think its just the fact they wont fuck off, even if you swat them.

I don't run away or flap my arms.

I just turn to stone.