Things that I don't think were meant to be
I wonder, if paper wasps are good for anything? I mean, they don't pollinate anything, as far as I know they don't eat mosquitos or japanese beetles, and they seem so spend their days just annoying people. I admit this is a very anthrophosophic viewpoint, but I think I have the right to it, since I got stung three times by the same wasp this morning, and now can barely walk due to a very large, swollen foot. I don't talk about very useful parasite wasps that kill insect pests, but the ones that build there nests under gas filling lids on trucks (x 2 and two years in a row - ask PP), or inside hot tubs or nice deck lamps. And then they attack you when you are minding your business just cutting grass in the vegetable garden, aiming for your ankle through the sock. The one that bit me looked like a European paper wasp, but I don't know if they are in the US. At least it was yellow and black, not brown. And since they don't die after stinging someone, it is now happily flying someone, while I have a foot like a swollen red club. Not fair.
(PS. OK, I so realize that evolutionary speaking nothing is here on earth for the purpose of making the life of humans easier, but in this case I think I am allowed to be a little bit selfish for a change.)
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It might not just have been the wasp's fault, some bacteria are the real bad culprits for my suffering leg. I am very grateful for antibiotics...
If it feels better, I can tell you I eradicated a whole wasp nest yesterday. I took all the heavy workclothes on, took an branch axe and a bucket with a lid. Before they noticed to much, the nest where in the bucket and the lid on. The bucket is still standing where I left it, they are probably going to starve to death. Not very nice, but then again, there are more nests around I´m sure, and it´s not endangeroud. But I was in danger! but no wasp stings this time.
Kom att tänka på, MH har en lista över onödiga djur. Fästingar och getingar bl.a och irriterande flugor.
A list of unneccesary species - I would think some parasites could go on that too. Tell MH about malaria and tapeworms and I am sure he will add them.
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