She had a big head?
Glad she’s okay.
She’s fortunate she didn’t kill herself pushing it like that.
You can’t pump that much bee venom through your system and not expect to feel it.
The marathon is not worth dying for.
The so called scientist’s are responsible.
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Not bees, but wasps.
Bees do not behave like that. Even African bees will have just a few agressive guards at the hive, not a swarm on the attack.
"...500 bee stings and completed marathon..."
I can personally feel for this gal.
3 weeks ago, I was weed-whacking around some trees here on our property just before dark. I had safety glasses and gloves/boots on. I felt something “hit” my eyebrow. Thinking it was probably just a twig, I kept on working. Next thing I know, I’m being “hit” from every direction, but mostly around the eyes. I had weed-whacked straight into an underground yellow jacket nest without realizing it. I took off running for the house. They chased me all the way to the house and some even came inside after me.
I’m no spring chicken (68 this week) and was stung in about 25 or so places, but they mostly went for my eyes and face. I’m glad I had those safety glasses on. I’m not allergic to stings, but I downed some antihistamine anyway and coated the stings with some wet baking soda. I probably should have went to the ER but I didn’t. I was swollen and hurting pretty bad over the next few days. I pulled thru it.
Yeah, I can feel for her as she got it way worse than I did.
So what is the right thing to do?
Nobody is using the expression “killer bees”?
I would think the AP would prefer it because of the *racial* undertones of “Africanized bees from South America”. They were probably confused because their spell checker wanted to auto correct it to “Africanized-American transgender bees”.
/sarcasm, of course
Around 1000 stings is generally considered fatal to an adult.
Jumping in the water probably saved her life, but Africanized bees will wait over the water longer than you can hold your breath.
I have learned not to use hair products, soap, deodorant or laundry detergent that are scented—anything with a fruit or floral aroma—before working in the yard. The hard way.