In areas with abundant vegetation or near standing water, the presence of large numbers of wasps and bees is completely normal, especially in summer. Unless you have allergies, you’ll avoid only swelling and a few days of bearable pain. Regardless, it’s worth knowing what to do in the event of a sting.
Wasps typically build smaller nests, have very sharp stingers, and can sting multiple times. Bees, on the other hand, have only one harpoon-shaped stinger that remains embedded in the skin after stinging, and the insect dies after it is released
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