summer Sunday afternoon, the bright sun, blue sky.All is calm, pastoral setting, people are walking and do not expect any problems.Suddenly one of them cried out loudly at the sudden acute pain.What happened?Apparently, he was bitten by an insect, a wasp or a bee.It happens sometimes.Those who know how to wasp stings, do not confuse this feeling with any other.
Why wasp bites
fact, all creation is applied poisonous stinging blows, accompanied by punctures the outer shell of the victims, usually for a specific purpose.They kill insects or small animals and then to use them in food or so protected.That Wasps - predators, known to all, but they suspect the intention of the person can not eat.This makes the second option - self-defense.People refer to the wasps without much sympathy, they know about their ordinary painful and merciless sting, if not from personal experience, that the stories of others who have experienced the bites.
Wasps are evil, but not treacherous
should pay tribute to these winged insects.They try to prevent possible encroachments towards them with the help of its bright black and yellow striped coloring, as if saying "do not touch me, it will be bad."But vision is not all people enough acute care and often leaves much to be desired.He came too close, reached out too abruptly - and felt "the hard way" the sting of a wasp.Photos typical reddened blisters, swelling decorated with a variety of medical guides and reminders for travelers in areas where there is a risk of being bitten.Better, of course, familiar with the effects of wasp attacks the pictures, but few people can boast of the fact that once in my life have not experienced this burning pain.
Strike wasp sting is strong, he is able to break through the thick shell chitin shell of most insects on which these cruel hunt predators.
How dangerous
a wasp sting is unpleasant, but it is usually not dangerous.However, there are some special situations in which it can cause severe discomfort, or even lead to death.Poison the insect bit, however, despite its modest size, it is not less than injects into its prey through the bite of a huge, scary and hairy spider ptitseyad.By itself, the small portion of the toxin.But to kill a man, and she can.How?
Wasp Stings where it finds dangerous.Man feels something crawling down his neck or shoulder - and clap his palm on the spot!Osa dies, but heroic strike of retribution.If the bite did not come to any important blood vessel, it is good (though still bad and painful).
mortal danger
But the worst occurs, if a person is not looking at the carelessness of grape, peach, apricot or other summer sweetness before enjoyed it.Wasps love fruit too, and often sit on them.You have to be very careful, take the fruit in hand, examine it from all sides.Otherwise ...
Osa, of course, may sting in his lip, then his face swollen.But if it happens in the mouth, or even deeper, the situation becomes critical.Because tumor windpipe will be blocked and a person can suffocate.A tracheotomy is not able to do everything, but without it, save the victim is unlikely.So people beware!Look at what you eat and the great outdoors, and at home, especially in the summer.
There is another factor that makes wasp stings deadly.Insects live in these families work together and very united.If there is an enemy or a situation they may find threatening a dangerous counter-attack (or seemingly so) facility will be quick, decisive and ruthless.Accompanied resist mobilization of all forces, including possible reserves.At the same time the aim is to inflict maximum damage on the aggressor, real or imaginary.The man who became the victim of a group attack, he could not understand what caused such anger.And the reason is simple: he just walked a distance seeming inhabitants socket (clay or made of a material resembling thick paper) dangerous.In such a situation can get one, so be heard threatening wasp swarm buzz, try to immediately leave the danger zone.If an adult stung twenty or more individuals, then he gets a life-threatening dose of poison.A child at risk and with fewer bites.
Allergy
totality of organic toxins in what stings wasp, so rich in harmful constituents that poses a risk for almost all allergy sufferers at least for something.It's just some kind of universal poison.People who have an unpleasant feature of the body to react badly to being hit by some chemical compounds know what pharmaceuticals are helping them to get rid of debilitating seizures.From standard medications can advise the ointment "Fenistil" pills or "Diazolin."If, despite the use of these funds, it is still bad and the pain worse, you should immediately seek medical help in the nearest medical facility.
Features wasp weapons
Bee - kamikaze among insects.Every act of retaliation related to her self-sacrifice, because it is equipped with a special sting hook, holding it firmly in the tissues after the bite in order to guarantee maximum contact with the poison into the wound.After the blow was struck, with a bee, you can do anything, it has all the same, and the victims of the attack is still thinking about how to pull out the stinger.Wasps - create a pragmatic and better adapted to warlike actions.Their weapon is capable of reusable, after which the insect usually stays alive, unless it is slammed his palm during the bite, which, incidentally, is often the case.On the question of whether to leave a wasp sting in the skin bitten victim, the answer is no.Not in its common sacrifice themselves for the sake of principle.This insect prefers to take revenge and still be alive.Just do not always succeed.
Where is the sting from a wasp
people far from biology, is a place called "booty" and sometimes use more harsh word.In fact, the rear part of this insect scientifically called belly.Location sting is not in front, but on the opposite side is common in nature.Suffice it to recall the scorpion, weapons which the tail, though very flexible.Besides the abdomen, that is the place where the wasp sting, as mentioned above, has a militant coloring showing a complete lack of intention to hide and camouflage, which, in turn, speaks of the aggressive nature and always ready to attack.
When the hornet sting is
So wasp sting is smooth, with normal (for insects) during the conflict, it must be time to take it out as soon as possible to retire and begin a process of accumulation of the poison to maintain its combat readiness at the proper level.However, it does not always go according to plan.Wasp sting leaves after being bitten in the event that it suffered a setback, and she had not time to make the maneuver, in the military called a waste.At the same time her body is destroyed, the abdomen is where the insect found its end.The question arises, how to pull the sting of a wasp.Not that any foreign object into the skin, can cause inflammation.The poison takes effect, and it is very unpleasant.
How to remove a hornet's sting and then what to do
Removing hornet sting is necessary by the same method as that of bees, using needles, which should be quickly sterilize a burning match, or any alcohol-containing liquid.It is possible to operate a pair of tweezers and if there is something to grab onto.This should be done gently, but firmly.If the fragment is left abdomen, then it is reasonable to try to pull him.Resistance is usually small as a wasp sting in a straight line.
The bite can not be localized immediately, so completely painless effects should be expected.In a healthy person the pain will not last long, and soon he will forget the unpleasant incident, distracted by some business.
Young children, received one of the first in the life of painful lessons, remember how the wasp stings, and will exercise caution with respect to all unfamiliar insects.It is, generally speaking, even useful.
to the place of the bite can make a slice of tomato - is a good way to speed up healing.In case of any complications you should immediately consult a doctor, and if necessary - to call "ambulance."
