Wasp active at nighttime???
Hi,
I figured someone here might be able to help explain some strange behavior.
I was talking a walk with my sibling around 11 PM around our neighborhood and suddenly felt a jabbing pain on my right wrist. Looked down to see a big orange/red wasp on me.
I completely freaked and had mail in the other hand. I didn't know what to do other than try to smack it off, and it took several panicked swipes for it to dislodged. I'm completely baffled that I got stung at nighttime in the middle of a big, half-lit street, let alone the fact that I don't think I've ever even provoked or bothered any wasps.
I see wasps and hornets in the backyard while watering plants, and I've NEVER been stung before.
Is it reasonable that I'm a little paranoid it's going to potentially alert others?
Was this guy just an anomaly??? I don't even know what I did to warrant getting stung. Was something already wrong with this specific wasp, or did I somehow upset one of them in the past?