Wasp Stings Suck, but does their bite

Jays toyz · #1 08-02-2017, 06:41 PM

I was stung and bit by a bald faced hornet (not a hornet) multiple times recently, because they are *******s that hate brush saws. It was without a doubt the most painful sting I have had and I get stung every year by yellowjackets often by a few at a time. With the diameter of a tennis ball it felt like a second degree burn that was covered in mosquito bites that had hives. Now I have a hole where the ******* bit me. So the question to the wealth of knowledge that is this forum.
Is the bite of a wasp poisonous?

pikergolf · #2 08-02-2017, 06:51 PM

There is a difference between a wasp sting and a wasp bite. I don't know which is which, but after watching wasps gnaw the edges off of my mahogany tomato stakes I have no doubt a bite would hurt like hell. A wasps sting would be poisonous, it's what causes the immense pain. If you are worried about the hole in your arm, I don't really know, but if it was a thing I'm sure we would know about it, like we do black widows and rattlesnakes.

Jays toyz · #3 08-02-2017, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by pikergolf

There is a difference between a wasp sting and a wasp bite. I don't know which is which, but after watching wasps gnaw the edges off of my mahogany tomato stakes I have no doubt a bite would hurt like hell. A wasps sting would be poisonous, it's what causes the immense pain. If you are worried about the hole in your arm, I don't really know, but if it was a thing I'm sure we would know about it, like we do black widows and rattlesnakes.

Not worried about it, just interested. I had a spider bite in Gibsons years ago that did something similar with the skin necrotizing around the wound. Ants oft times have poisonous bites so why not a related species? Any search about bites bring returns for stings. I watched him sting me in an arc as he held on while I batted at him. The swelling and pain tells me it is poisonous and a different kind than their sting.

covey ridge · #4 08-02-2017, 08:52 PM

[QUOTE=Jays toyz;3596236]Not worried about it, just interested. I had a spider bite in Gibsons years ago that did something similar with the skin necrotizing around the wound. Ants oft times have poisonous bites so why not a related species? Any search about bites bring returns for stings. I watched him sting me in an arc as he held on while I batted at him. The swelling and pain tells me it is poisonous and a different kind than their sting.[/QUOTE]

If you think it is more than a usual sting it may be wise to have it checked by a doctor.

Jays toyz · #5 08-02-2017, 09:34 PM

If you think it is more than a usual sting it may be wise to have it checked by a doctor.[/QUOTE]

I am not concerned. Just interested.

Sundancefisher · #6 08-02-2017, 09:47 PM

People can get more sensitive to bites after the first one. Deadly results for some people and Epipens are carried for safety.

Beeman · #7 08-02-2017, 09:48 PM

I'm used to being stung by honeybees, they still hurt but the reaction is far less than someone who isn't getting stung all the time. If I get stung by a wasp or hornet then it's bad for me because it's a new and different type of venom. The bite mark is just a missing piece of skin and the venom from the sting is probably what is causing the pain. Wasps and hornets have bitten a piece out of me before and not stung and it never affected me like a sting does, although they often do both at the same time.

covey ridge · #8 08-02-2017, 08:46 PM

I think bald faced hornets are the same as black jackets. This is the second year I have seen them at my place.
I have experienced multiple bites or stings from wasps as well as yellow jackets. Sometimes I react and sometimes I don't. It always hurts!
The only thing I have observed about these bald faced hornets is that they seem to get aggravated very quick. I run into them every day when I fill my bird baths. I don't want to know how they bite or sting.
The good thing I have read about bald faced hornets is that they will kill other hornets.
I have read that multiple wasp bites can be fatal but it my understanding that fatal stings are life threatening very fast. The fact that you are posting your question means that you will probably survive.
Once when I was in Manitoba I got bit on the side of my leg by something and I did not notice it for a while. It started to itch and then get hot and then swell and my leg was the size of a small pumpkin when I went to the Snow Lake Hospital. They gave me a shot of something and released me. In the morning the swelling was gone but the itch was still there.

drhu22 · #9 08-02-2017, 08:48 PM

Yes their bite sucks also.

expedition · #10 07-10-2018, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jays toyz

I was stung and bit by a bald faced hornet (not a hornet) multiple times recently, because they are *******s that hate brush saws. It was without a doubt the most painful sting I have had and I get stung every year by yellowjackets often by a few at a time. With the diameter of a tennis ball it felt like a second degree burn that was covered in mosquito bites that had hives. Now I have a hole where the ******* bit me. So the question to the wealth of knowledge that is this forum.
Is the bite of a wasp poisonous?

Definately poisonous or venimous . For eexample honey bee venom is 1000 times more deadly by volume than a rattle snake venom.

Jays toyz · #11 07-10-2018, 10:10 PM

This guy tried to make friends the other day. No idea what he is. Stung twice this year already by bald face hornets. Once each thankfully

Okotok · #12 07-11-2018, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jays toyz

This guy tried to make friends the other day. No idea what he is. Stung twice this year already by bald face hornets. Once each thankfully

Looks like a Giant wood wasp. Pretty much harmless but scary looking.

Jays toyz · #13 07-11-2018, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Okotok

Looks like a Giant wood wasp. Pretty much harmless but scary looking.

Ahhh! Thanks for digging the sliver out of my mind. Nobody I showed it to had seen one before.

bat119 · #14 07-11-2018, 08:32 AM

If yellow jackets are a problem camping hang a piece of fish skin with a little meat on it over a bowl of water the wasps will gorge themselves then fall in the bowl and drown.

Strix · #15 07-11-2018, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Okotok

Looks like a Giant wood wasp. Pretty much harmless but scary looking.

I agree. Appears to be a Banded Horntail. Looks fearsome but harmless as mentioned. That is not a "stinger" but a ovipositor.

http://www.insectsofalberta.com/horntail.htm

Chetywn · #16 07-11-2018, 01:35 PM

This tells you all you need to know about wasps/hornets right here...

https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/956772-proper-anatomy

Reeves1 · #17 07-13-2018, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jays toyz

I was stung and bit by a bald faced hornet (not a hornet) multiple times recently, because they are *******s that hate brush saws. It was without a doubt the most painful sting I have had and I get stung every year by yellowjackets often by a few at a time. With the diameter of a tennis ball it felt like a second degree burn that was covered in mosquito bites that had hives. Now I have a hole where the ******* bit me. So the question to the wealth of knowledge that is this forum.
Is the bite of a wasp poisonous?

Read almost every post in the 2 pages......don't think anyone mentioned.....could it have laid eggs in you ? You mentioned a hole .....