of wasps and wrists...

[ewt]

Wasp - Made a wasp trap. No wasp in it yet. Can queen wasps actually sting? I know in the ones that sting they have a weird specially-adapted ovipositor that is used to inject venom but no idea whether overwintering queens can actually do this.

Wrist - It's pretty stable and pretty usable so I have decided to leave it for the osteopath to have a look at (or the physio at Trinty if I can't see the osteopath early next week), but will attend minor injuries unit at Guy's if it gets worse or if I get additional symptoms. Meantime I'll be wearing a splint on that wrist as much to stop idiots jarring it and remind me not to use it too much etc as anything else.

Thanks for your help.

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[sci.livejournal.com]

Payment thought! Do you has a paypal?

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I have never been stung by one. It would be a bit rubbish if they couldn't, though, if they are the one animal on whose survival future colonies are dependent.

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

See here (http://ewtikins.livejournal.com/436046.html).

[sci.livejournal.com]

Done. :3

Eeek!

[devvie.livejournal.com]

Bees scare me and I do the bee dance and scream when I see them, but wasp scare me even more...even the white anglo saxon protestant kind...hahahaha...j/k.

[exmoor-cat.livejournal.com]

Are you sure it's a queen wasp, and not a hornet??