An unusual incident.

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This wasp liked our sandwiches so much that it decided to have a bite.

I will show you two of our wasp species in this post.

Luckily we never panic in nature and Marian allowed the wasp to walk on her hand. He might have stung at a sudden movement, or a jerk, but she was cool, calm and collected.

An uninvited guest arrived and decided to join the party on my wife's hand.
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It is a "Yellow Jacket" (Vespula germanica) and he likes ham.
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Now here is a different type of wasp.

This is a Black Potter (Delta emarginatum) wasp on the plant here.
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It looked like he was searching for some nectar.
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They are known as pest control agents.
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Here is more information about the wasps in South Africa;

The order contains about 198 000 species worldwide of which the southern African region has over 6 000 species. The term 'Hornet' is a European and American term for some species of the Family VESPIDAE. The 'Yellow Jacket or Vespula germanica is a species that has been introduced to the western Cape and which can form very large colonies.
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Oh wow. I was stung by a wasp whilst in the shower the other day and it hurt like a mother fluffer.. 😂... Beautiful pictures!! ❤️

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Hahaha and shame I am sorry.
I think there are many Saffers that's been stung by a wasp my friend.
I myself was hammered 5 times on my chest by one and I looked like a female for a while due to the swelling 🤣

How are you guys doing there on the island, still in lockdown?

Cheers and !BEER

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can't blame the wasp it looks tasty ;)

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Greetings to you Sir Mick. How are things with you as it's been a loooong time.
I saw you were re-blogging my stuff, but thought that you were only doing it part time and so I decided not to contact you.

Are you back full time now?

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nah not fulll time back just powering down and collecting need to fund some things, and while i wait 13 weeks i might aswell upvote coment and repost every now and then ;). I already left steemit and facebook not sure if i will leave this too but for now i just need the money .

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I made the mistake of accidentally weedeating a wasp nest once...that stung...

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Oh yeah we know that sting very well as I was hammered once 5 times on my chest by a wasp.
So I bet that you are careful nowadays 🤣

I use a broom stick to remove their nests under the eaves of our roof.

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They like good food and don't eat that much if they don't arrive with their whole family for dinner 😉

Keep calm and they won't sting you, but I wouldn't bet on it 🐝

Cheers and !BEER
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Hahaha, oh yes entertaining the whole family could be very dangerous, as one would not get enought food and the decide to lead the others on a war path.
Fortunately there is a water fountain and some pools nearby where we can become deep sea divers 🤣

True Hannes, they will only sting if they feel threatened.
Or when they don't like you 🤣

Cheers and thanks.

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And you think the wasps are not patient enough to wait until your noses stick out of the water for breathing fresh air 😁

Yep, I have also been stung a few times although I didn't disturb the wasp - she just flew towards me and stung 😉

Cheers and !BEER
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Good morning Hannes,

Hahaha, you brought an image of a huge swollen nose into my mind 🤣

Yes, at times they pick their targets at will and if they cannot eat it, then they sting it 🤣
Maybe the wasp wanted some mountain goat meat 😉

Cheers and thanks.

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Good afternoon Zac,

not the nose, but an eye brow and my half face got swollen ... including the nose 🤣

The mountain goat would have stung back and eaten the wasps including their nest 😁

Cheers and !BEER
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Hi Hannes,

I know how that half face damage feels and looks 🤣
Since my boxing days I have not had many anymore, but one morning I woke up and the left side of my face was totally lame. I even struggled to open left eye and my mouth drooped on the left side.
So we went to a doctor and I was told that I had "Bells Palsy", a condition that makes one's face to droop.

Thankfully after 2 days it dissappeared and my face restored itself, but it was a real fright.
This was about 5 years ago and never appeared again.

Cheers and thanks.

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Oh yes, I know how you must have looked like and it would have scared me quite a lot, I believe. I think after your face looked normal again you must have been scared looking into a mirror for a while 🤪

Cheers and !BEER
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Hahaha, I cannot tell you what a fright I had my friend. Not so much about the face, but my eye lid refused to open fully.
Thankfully the doctor was right for a change and when I could see right again, I rushed to the mirror to see that everything was back to normal 🤣
Can you believe that they can't fully explain Bells Palsy?

Cheers and thanks.

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I can imagine how it felt to not be able to open an eye. Even if it was only one eye it must have been a very bad feeling.
Well, I haven't even heard of this disease before, at least the name is completely new to me and I have no idea what it is called in German.

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Scary my friend, very scary. To lose one's sight would be terrible.
Bell's Palsy is called in German, "Glockenlahmung" or "Bell-lahmung, Bellsche parese, Gesichtslahmung"

Cheers and thanks.

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I have to admit that I had a look at the English explanation, but there was no German translation on Wikipedia, so I gave up searching - thank you for doing that for me 😁

Loosing my eyesight would be one of the worst things I can imagine. My eyes are bad anyway from decades of looking into monitors.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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No problem my friend, we have much research stuff here after the graduate studies and so it was no problem.

Yes sight is very important and the blue light of monitors has wrecked many eyes. I try to stand up and walk every 20 minutes when I work on the PC.
Marian unfortunately cannot do this, as she has 300 plus students and she also marks thesises.
Her eyes are really deteriorating, but her income is what keeps us alive.

Cheers and thanks.

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I'm sitting at the monitor all day long in the office and at home some additional hours, but not at the moment, because I turn the computer only on when I have to, but the phone is even worse, I believe.

Yep, if you rely on the work you just have to do it, even if it ruins your eyes.

!BEER and !PIZZA - perfect dinner 😃
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Yes, the optrometist told us that the phones are even worse due to the screen size and the smaller letters. That's why I don't touch the phone.
Apart from the eyes, posture and correct lighting is also important for PC's, especially when one works long hours on them.
I have a clapped out old office chair, but the wheels still work 🤣
Amazing how many people we see with their eyes glued to their phone screens every day.

Unfortunately that is so true and the doctors are smiling all of the way to the banks.

Cheers and thanks.

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Yes, I fully agree, but I don't like the settings on the computer which are better for the eyes, and the colours are different, so it's not usable for photo editing, at least not for me.

!BEER and !PIZZA - nice 😃
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So, you do the editing on your phone?
First time that I hear about it, as I know very little about the editing programs.
I would have thought that a PC would be better, but one learns new things every day.

Cheers and thanks.

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I could do the editing on the phone, of course, because I have the Adobe Lightroom app, but I rarely do that.
I prefer the Computer, of course, I wouldn't have enough storage on the phone anyway.

But I don't turn the computer at home on every single day anymore. Maybe I will have to if I have more time to go out and take photos - I will see in a few weeks ... or months ... or years.

!BEER and !WINE and !PIZZA - perfect 😃
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Oh, okay I understand now and yes it makes sense to edit on the PC.

We have to turn the PCs on every day, as Marian has a devotion to attend every morning and here students also send her questions all day long.
She runs two jobs, the one paid lecturing and the other free Papillon admin, as we don't have the funds to employ a clerk. Sadly it is getting to her lately.

Hopefully the day will arrive when you have the world of time my friend.

Cheers and thanks.

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I said in an earlier reply that you're lucky to have your lady Marian, but we all become older and what has been easy a few years ago, makes me tired now, at least some tasks.

You made a post about retirement today - that's the main target in my life at the moment 😉

!BEER and !PIZZA - nice 😃
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Yes, so true and luckily she is only in her early 40s, so still much mileage on her dial.
I am slowly becoming ancient and she will be my wheelchair pilot, so I have to treat her nice otherwise she could push me in front of a car. Or even worse, a train 🤣

So, I am waiting for a post by you in Silver Bloggers, maybe with the title "The road to retirement", or some such to uplift other amateur old tired people like you 🤣

Cheers and thanks.

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Oh yes, you should be nice to her, because she deserves it and because one day you might need her to be nice to you 😉

Well, this road is still very long and and I can't see the end of the road yet, so I will try to be a positive thinking amateur old man for another few years ... maybe I will find some time tomorrow at work to make a post, but I'm not sure yet.

!BEER and !PIZZA - nice 😃
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Well I don't think that she has any reason to moan, exept the old moan that all woman have and that is that I never listen to her 🤣

Now look at it like this young man. Climb on a mountain peak in your mind and then you will see a sign next to the road in the distance. You will have to use your binocs to read the sign, but no need as it says "Retirement Stop"!!! There will be a little picnic table and chairs below the sign 🤣

Cheers and thanks.

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😁 very nice said, both paragraphs 😉
I would love to sit at this picnic table right now.

Cheers and !BEER
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