I have never been stung by a red wasp until now little bastard tagged me twice once in the neck and once in my arm. Is it normal to swell up like this

I don't swell like that when I have been stung.

When I get hit, I throw up for 4-5 hours, then pass out for 7-8. Take some benadryl (sp) and enjoy the fact you can actually take a pic of it.

On a second note, I was feeding the horses today and opened the bin and 2 flew out. I looked like a uptight valley girl running out of the barn.

That sucks,you might take some Benadryl. I got stung by a tarantula killer a couple of days ago, on the end of my finger, hurt like a s.o.b.

Ouch! Have you ever been stung by a bee or other kind of wasp before to know if you're allergic to their sting or not? I'd go and get checked out if the swelling continues or you develop any other symptoms. Be safe.

I have never been stung by the red ones. I get them stirred up when I am mowing though and usually try and run them over when they land on the fresh cut grass

This happened yesterday i feel fine but the swelling has me a little concerned, the sting on my neck just looks like a skeeter bite

My dad had a bumble bee stinger stuck in the backside of his neck. He had always had a knot there as long as I could remember.

I remember taking a very short nap in a blind and waking to one of those darn wasps hoovering in the window. I thought it was a small copter! Hate those things

ouch

Take a vagisil and a bennedryl it will be ok. B972 says thats the best remedy around

That looks pretty bad, I second the benadryl

Kind of reminds me about a time in the stand. I noticed about 25 or 30 yellow jackets under the chair when I got in, it was pretty cold so I didn't worry about it. Well about 8:30 the sun starts warming up down in the S Texas brush and 1 of those nasty little boogers decides to fly out from under the chair, kind of half drunk and decides to land on the top of my hand and makes an immediate escape up my sleeve. After thinking about options I decided one swift slap to where I could feel him should do the trick and maybe one sting, I had conceded the sting part by now. Well I was wrong, the first hit just hacked him off and it stung me all the way up my arm until I was able to get the shirt off.

I'll save the killer bee story for another time.

They don't swell me up but if my wife or oldest son gets hit they swell up pretty good. Usually Benedryl does the trick for them.

I had one hit me on the elbow about three weeks ago while I was cleaning up a box blind. It swelled about the size of an egg and was sore for 3-4 days, but I'm glad to say I lived. He and the rest of his little wasp family did not. Two cans of wasp spray followed by a Bic lighter just to get the point across...

I have been stung many times by yellow jackets but only once by a red wasp. It sure did not look like that though. Make sure you find the hive a toss a cup of gasoline on them for revenge. They die instantly with gas.

Sucks to be you.

That does suck!!! Better u than me lol

Yeah i got stung by one of those a couple of weeks ago and it did the same thing - took bout a week to go away

I've been stung by red wasps, yellow jackets, and bees. I just have a little swelling and go on about my day. I guess I'm lucky to not be allergic to them or have any other side effects.

lol reminds me of when me and my brother were kids. He got stung right between the eyes by a red wasp. His face swoled up so much he looked like a sumo wrestler.

If it does not go down in a few more days, I'd go see a doc

Rub some dirt on it, you'll be ok.

OUCH

Or a dip of tobacco