So I just got stung by a wasp...

[Queen Michael]

Ice cream. Might not be an actual remedy, but it's sure to make you feel better.

 

[Edorf]

As to the OP's question: I suggest killing the little bugger. It might not ease the pain, but it feels good to kill insects. Especially when they have bitten or stung you.

DEATH TO THE FLYING SIX-LEGGED FREAKS!

Kill the damn thing. It's the only retribution.

I've always been in the belief that wasps die after they have stinged you? You know... I was told that when they sting, the sting is getting torn out of their body along with some of their insides which eventually kills them.

 

[Alex Cowan]

I've always been in the belief that wasps die after they have stinged you? You know... I was told that when they sting, the sting is getting torn out of their body along with some of their insides which eventually kills them.

That's bees. They're stinger remains in the victim afer the sting, and it pulls the bee's organs out, resulting in death. Wasps don't leave any evidence...

 

[fletch_talon]

Just keep the ice pack on till the swelling dies down and the stinger is able to fall out on it's own.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure wasp stings don't actually stay in your skin, the wasp takes it with them.
Its bees that lose their stinger after using it... along with some other organs and consequently their lives.

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I've always been in the belief that wasps die after they have stinged you? You know... I was told that when they sting, the sting is getting torn out of their body along with some of their insides which eventually kills them.

That's bees. They're stinger remains in the victim afer the sting, and it pulls the bee's organs out, resulting in death. Wasps don't leave any evidence...

godammit

 

[Vrach]

1) Squeeze out the stinger if you haven't already.
2) Try to squeeze out some of the poison (probably too late for that though)
3) Wash it off
4) Put ice on it

They're a *****, my worst experience with them was getting stung right above my eye, one inch lower and I'd probably have ended up blind >.<

 

[TailstheHedgehog]

I don't know if you have it wherever you are, but here in Aus we've got Stingos - doesn't do much for swelling but the itching goes well away.
I was stung by a wasp once. Swelled like crazy, too - my family took to calling ne 'club-hand' for awhile, I swear that wasp must have really been the mother of all wasps!
But in all fairness I did accidentally slap it, so it was only protecting itself.

Ah, I wasn't questioning your manliness or anything, just curious. I apparently got stung in the eye when I was young, although (thankfully) I do not remember it.. sounds quite fucked up though, hah.

The eye? Ow.

 

[Evilsanta]

Ach! On of our kind has been attacked, the most human thing now is to terminate them! WE MUST HAVE REVENGE ON OUR FALLEN COMRADE! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Ehm...You already treated it so i cant really add anything.

 

[imnot]

i have never been stung and just ignore them while everyone else screams and hides.
and they get stung.

 

[Abengoshis]

I slept on a wasp once and got stung. I only realised it was a sting after looking at my back in the mirror and seeing the mark after experiencing a slight numbness. If you get some sleep it will probably hurt less, as I didn't even notice mine.

Also the wasp was right next to me when i woke up so I thought...wtf did I lay on that? Why wasn't I stung. When I really was stung.

/end life story

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Lemon Juice. Then leave it for a while.


And also, a wasp sting is a good excuse to get out of tech, because you spend lots of time looking for an ice pack in the school.

 

[Alex Cowan]

And also, a wasp sting is a good excuse to get out of tech, because you spend lots of time looking for an ice pack in the school.

Why does bad shit always happen during the holidays...

As soon as I go back to school I never get ill or injured, but over the summer something just goes wrong.

 

[Shoqiyqa]

Just keep the ice pack on till the swelling dies down and the stinger is able to fall out on it's own.

Wasps' stingers are re-usable. It's bees' stingers that stay stuck in the skin, killing the bee to deliver all its venom.

The one time a wasp stung me, I dealt with it by ignoring it for the hour or so it slightly itched.

[sub]You think wasps itch? Try skinny-dipping in nettles.[/sub]

 

[Shoqiyqa]

I have been stung before but have also had some close calls. When I was 10 I had one land on my bare leg (wearing shorts) and an older friend wacked it off lol.

Rather amusingly when I was 12 I sat down at the computer and about 20minutes later I felt this buzzing under my foot (sock) lifted it up to see I had a poor bumble bee stuck there lol. I must stunned it without even knowing and when it came round it must have gone ay! get off me! lol.

Close calls? I've had a wasp on my lips, trying to get into my mouth to get soem food I'd already eaten. She gave up and went away. Is that a close call if it didn't bother me?

As for bumble bees, I used to pick them up and transfer them to flowers with my bare hands when I found them on the floor.

I'm sure something's killing off bumble bees around here. I keep seeing them on pavements, looking exhausted or poisoned or both, and they don't perk up with sugar water the way ones found trapped inside a room used to. Too much insecticide spray, I suspect.

 

[awesomeClaw]

Holy shit, You´ve been infected with the Dead rising zombie Virus! Quickly, go to this website and get some Zombrex! http://www.zombrex.com/

Seriously though, i dunno. Lemons and stuff?

 

[Alex Cowan]

As for bumble bees, I used to pick them up and transfer them to flowers with my bare hands when I found them on the floor.

The reason for that being that bumble bees don't sting They're just big and fluffy.

 

[SilentBobsThoughts]

Been stung 4 times before, vinegar and the sting taken out works for me dude. Or dudette.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

It will hurt like crap for a day and your finger will most likely look bloated but in 24 hours time you won't even remember you got stung.

1) Squeeze out the stinger if you haven't already.

Wasps do not lose their needle when they sting you. That happens to the bees.

 

[Calico93]

Set out a plan to murder the wasp.
May be tricky and take some time but it'll be worth it.

 

[Alex Cowan]

Set out a plan to murder the wasp.
May be tricky and take some time but it'll be worth it.

Oh I have something far more...interesting in mind... *maniacal laughter*

I haven't actually decided what yet, but it will probably involve some strong acid and a cheese grater...