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Old 07-21-2016, 01:01 PM
Mike D Mike D is offline
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Bees and wasps use different poisons in their stings.

I was extremely sensitive to bee stings when I was younger and would swell up like a balloon when stung by a bee. Wasps, meh, bit of pain and swelling, gone in an hour.

My sisters? A wasp would put a welt on them which would last for days.

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