>>1351016>problems with arthropods in clothing.Where I live you double check ALL clothing before putting it on. You do that simply to shake out spiders. The main ones that are a problem are Parson spiders (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus), Wolf spiders (Lycosidae senpai.), and Black Widows (Latrodectus gen.) The last time I got stung by a wasp was several years ago when moving window curtains. One had flown to the window and hide away in the cloth. It stung me through the cloth when I grabbed it. Before that was when I quickly and directly disturbed a brand new nest a few years before that.
>>1351053I have a few dozen paper wasp nests in my raised bed block walls. I've never been stung by any of them. When I move the wall blocks & bricks around I try to do it slowly until I can see if there's a nest under it. If there is, I'm careful not to jostle them or move too quickly near them while moving it. I always replace them when done working so they can eat all the pests in the garden.
When there is a nest, in a bad place that needs removed, slowly reach up and grab it with my bare hands, gently twist it off and dispose of it with all the wasps on the nest. It is all about being exceptionally slow. I wouldn't try that if you are allergic to the stings.
People who get stung usually do so through stupidity, ignorance, or just bad luck for both the wasp & person.
>Maybe they are just used to me?Wasps and bees are known to recognize human faces. It stems from their social nature and the fact that their own faces are so different between each other that they become individuals among each other. Wasps even have a hierarchy based on facial patterns.
