Reply #61: I am not surprised that happened to that guy [View All]

[conflictgirl]

I was sort of making light of the killer bees because I too thought it was a big overly sensationalized story, like the bird flu or SARS. But I do believe the 'killer' bees are real and I know they're scary. I mentioned up-thread that I got attacked by two bees at once, completely unprovoked, a couple weeks ago. And the stings seemed to be far more venomous than others I've experienced in the past. My ankle, where I was stung, was swollen and extremely itchy, for almost two weeks. It actually turned kind of purple and people wondered what happened to my ankle.

The even weirder part is that, as a rule I don't use any kind of pesticides or lawn chemicals around my house. At my request my husband actually went out and bought some bee killer and sprayed where the bees seemed to be coming from around the perimeter of our house. Guess what? It didn't do a damn thing. They're still all there. I am normally not too afraid of insects and was never afraid of bees before, but I admit that now I try to avoid going by the part of the house where the bees are gathering.