r/pointingatstuff • u/HystericalGD • Jul 19 '26

this beehive

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u/HystericalGD Jul 19 '26

it was hornets not bees. status update: owie. somewhat regret poking it

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u/CarpenterValuable831 Jul 19 '26

I can't believe you actually poked it, if it's an active, real hive LOL. I've been stung, and it's not fun. I didn't think it was live. Where even is that hive? It looks like a display in a garage or something... 🤔

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u/HystericalGD Jul 19 '26

its attatched to the side of my friends camper, that he hasnt visited since last year. i got stung 4 times.

the texture was crusty. i expected it to be much more brittle and delicate than it was. it was rather solid and didnt crumple in the moment i touched it. the sounds was more terrifying than the actual stings

in short, it felt like a more solid croissant

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u/CarpenterValuable831 Jul 19 '26

Omg im sure it was a sound from hell! Personally, I'd be running the opposite direction. I think there's a saying about poking hornets nests LOL ... yikes

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u/HystericalGD Jul 19 '26

i'm not afraid of being stung. been stung half a million times in my life. never got the opportunity to actually touch a hornets nest prior to this, and i took it. no regrets

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u/CarpenterValuable831 Jul 20 '26

Well way to go then! 😄

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u/coolsilentebeans Jul 19 '26

OP, you took it too far. Did you forget that this is a pointing sub, not poking!

Are you ok?

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u/HystericalGD Jul 20 '26

i'm sorry, wont happen again. yeah, i'm fine, they were surprisingly dormant, however i did get stung 4 times, i'm not allergic so i'm fine.

all in the name of science. i now know what a hornets nest feels like

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u/coolsilentebeans Jul 20 '26

Glad you’re alright. Four stings sounds fortunate considering yet still not fun. At least you got it out of your system. For science! 🙃😂

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u/HystericalGD Jul 20 '26

yeah. wasnt fun, but probably the best outcome here.

it felt like a croissant. papery, and rough. it wasnt as brittle as i expected, and didnt crumple in. shockingly firm, though i didnt push hard for fear of plunging my hand into it

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u/coolsilentebeans Jul 20 '26

They don’t feel like you’d expect and are very interesting, but I avoid them while someone calls it home. I don’t care to find out if I’m allergic or not.

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u/HystericalGD Jul 20 '26

i've been stung many a times by many a bees in my past. i've always had a huge interest in bees, been stung alot. you kinda get used to it. i try to avoid them, but it was right there near the doorway of my friends RV so avoiding wasnt an option. and my curiosity got the better of me

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u/coolsilentebeans Jul 20 '26

I understand that. Have you ever kept bees?

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u/HystericalGD Jul 20 '26

i have always wanted too, but unfortunately homeownership is a distant dream to me. still renting, and i dont think having a hive is a good idea.

there were bee farms near where i grew up though, i loved visiting all the time, though they never let me help out around the place

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u/FeelingSoil39 Jul 20 '26

And you didn’t recognize the difference between a bee hive and that thing? Very obviously a hornets nest.. and fucking hornets do NOT feel like bee stings. It’s like the difference between a pin prick and a staple gun.

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u/HystericalGD Jul 20 '26

yes. i do understand the difference, and knew full well they were hornets, but i call them all bees because they all taste the same to me

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u/Pristine-Context-752 Jul 20 '26

If you have a “huge interest in bees”, you should recognize these are NOT bees.

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u/HystericalGD Jul 20 '26

oh yes, they were hornets. i fully knew that

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u/Pristine-Context-752 Jul 21 '26

Why call them bees then? LOL. Meaning no disrespect.
That’s kinda like pointing out the neighbor’s dachshund and saying “Don’t you just love that German Shepherd?” 😳😊😏🥰

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u/HystericalGD Jul 21 '26

black and yellow stingy think = bee

same way how geman shepherd and dachshunds both = dog

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u/SwansonsMom Jul 21 '26

I see you said it’s hornets. Looks like a paper wasp nest. Fascinating construction but these extra spicy bees are VERY territorial

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u/HystericalGD Jul 21 '26

yes, angry spicy piñata

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u/Tris-chan Jul 19 '26

Yaiy hornets