Hello, On the Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:04:49 +0100, Tanzeel Ansari wrote: > Commiserations Michael! but hope you're ok > just to be a bit pedantic: > either > a) it was two bees and you were already reacting to the venom and > seeing > single > or > b) it was a wasp > because a bee I recall cannot technically sting twice because its > stinger > gets lodged and ripped off and leads to its death > sorry. It was a bit quiet wasn't it! On 21/10/2005, Alan Fisher wrote: Err, not always actually, there are occations where a bee can sting more then once if ths stinger doesn't get too firmly lodged into its victim.. You BOTH could be correct. Because: The washing was facing into the Sun and I did notice a flying something take off when I started to collect the washing. When I collected the washing I laid it over my Left Forearm. Then I felt a sharp sting, a bit like a good jab with a Pin on a knucle. I thought perhaps it was a sharp in the coat pocket I had just pulled off the line. Then, another jab on the back of my left hand a few seconds later. I just brushed at this jab and carried on doing my good Husbandly duty. Then, 30 seconds later still feeling a burning on the back of my left hand I glanced down to see a sting and pulsing Poison Sac sticking to the back of my left hand. That one was certainly a Bee :) So, with great care and some panic I removed the sting and Sac. Still, it gets me out of doing the washing up :) Anyway, the trub is, because of the unusual form of Arthritis I have I'm a bit Immune suppressed as well as being Aneamic. Also, the last Wasp sting I had this summer knocked me out for a week. Stung behind the Right Knee and my Skin blistered as well as the joint locking up and swelling.I had been playing Doom in my darkened bedroom wearing shorts, no honestly :) My GP reckons I have to be carefull and get checked out even if I'm just barely affected initially because my reaction to each sting is more dramatic. So I have some more pills to take. He He Hee.... I'm sure I rattle now. Kind Regards, Michael aka rockape -- =========================================================== The Scunthorpe Amiga User Group List Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/scag Administrative contact: Ryu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website: http://www.scunthorpe-amiga.webhop.org To unsubscribe send an email to scag-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field ===========================================================