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Topic: Am I A Super Hero?
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Randall Webmaster Posts: 17979 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted May 03, 2012 03:26 PM
I was reaching into a dark place last night to check on a blown light bulb and got bit or stung on my right forefinger. I was hoping it wasn't a brown recluse or black widow. This morning, I checked and saw a paper nest, so it was a paper wasp. It only hurt for a few minutes from the jab. Then it only hurt a little if I pressed on it. After an hour, there was no pain at all. And it didn't swell. I thought all bee and wasp stings hurt bad and swell up? It only hurt like a needle jab. Could I be immune to venom? Will I turn into Wasp Man like Peter Parker turned into Spider Man when a spider bit him? ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
PixieJane Knowflake Posts: 387 From: CA Registered: Oct 2010
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posted May 03, 2012 04:51 PM
I recover from most stings the same way, which is good considering how many times I've been stung in Texas...though fire ants are a notable exception. A friend of mine told me how a roomie of his kept making fun of him for refusing to get a tattoo. One day there was a wasp in their apartment and he went to swat it causing his tat-loving roomie to flee into a bedroom and shut the door, and then laugh at him when my friend got stung (a dying sting, he swatted it but it stung his arm as it fell past). But the next time his roomie said my friend wasn't manly enough (using an offensive word that guys like to use for that) for "being scared" of the ink needles he replied, "They can't be too bad if you're scared of a little wasp." He was never bothered about getting a tat again. IP: Logged |
Mblake81 Knowflake Posts: 2262 From: A Mutation of Unknown Origins. Registered: Aug 2010
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posted May 03, 2012 05:05 PM
I remember getting tore up during the summer from wasps in the yard, ground nests.Never had the misfortune to find out what Mr. Hornet is like. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornet Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps; some species can reach up to 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in length. Hornets have stings used to kill prey and defend hives. Hornet stings are more painful to humans than typical wasp stings because hornet venom contains a large amount (5%) of acetylcholine. Individual hornets can sting multiple times; unlike typical bees, hornets and wasps do not die after stinging because their stingers are not barbed and are not pulled out of their bodies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholine The chemical compound acetylcholine (often abbreviated ACh) is a neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) in many organisms including humans. Acetylcholine is one of many neurotransmitters in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the only neurotransmitter used in the motor division of the somatic nervous system (sensory neurons use glutamate and various peptides at their synapses). In cardiac tissue acetylcholine neurotransmission has an inhibitory effect, which lowers heart rate. However, acetylcholine also behaves as an excitatory neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions in skeletal muscle. ...Hell with these guys.
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Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 31695 From: Pluto/house next to NickiG Registered: Sep 2010
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posted May 03, 2012 05:10 PM
I hope you don't turn into Wasp Man unless he can run LL.------------------ Passion, Lust, Desire. Check out my journal http://www.mychristianpsychic.com/
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Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 31695 From: Pluto/house next to NickiG Registered: Sep 2010
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posted May 03, 2012 05:21 PM
On second thought, he could sting everyone who was bad. Great idea ------------------ Passion, Lust, Desire. Check out my journal http://www.mychristianpsychic.com/
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juniperb Moderator Posts: 3965 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted May 05, 2012 04:45 PM
My magic 8 ball says ask again later ------------------ Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ~Rumi~ IP: Logged |