Terrified of BEES

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I am also terrified of bees. I don't want to be stung. I run away when I see or hear a bee. This is one of my main phobias.

I am terrified of anything that flies and stings because I was stung by a wasp twice on both arms and once on my butt when I was 5.

i used to be completely frightened of bees. my primary fears as a child were bees and their ilk, large dogs, and cops. the fear of cops and dogs was easy to get over; in both cases, the creatures are totally predictable once you figure out their current disposition, which is usually pathetically obvious after a few seconds of observation. (i'm talking about garden variety, local-type cops and dogs. i live in the US. feds and their canine companions, or interpol types, may be different.)

but the bees are trickier. while often predictable, their behavior isn't so easily observed. and, when you can predict them, you're usually in for the worst. eg, if you step on a bee with bare feet, you're virtually guaranteed to get stung. strangely enough, this is how i got over my fear of bees. one summer, i stomped on so many yellowjackets (usually, inadvertantly) with bare feet that i would react to a sting with feelings of extreme itchiness rather'n pain. the bees seem to sense this lack of fear, or their own inadequacy as terroristic insects, because they no longer haunt my beverages at bbq's.

still, being caught driving a car with a bee on board is enough to make anyone lose their cool. and, don't even get me started on greenhead flies or giant water beetles, aka "eastern toe-biters". goodness.

-rob

ps-if you truly want to frighten yourself, try to imagine what it would be like if the police were giant bees. you never know if he'll write the ticket, or sting you...or both.

I have been stung by bees, (I caught one and brought it to show my mom... in my closed hand -- the bee didn't like that), hornets (put my hand into a nest while picking chestnuts), and by wasps, working at an outdoor festival, where food was being served, the wasps got interested in the free buffet. Even though I told the woman to stop waving at the wasps, she continued, hit one and it landed in my hair, where it found my neck and promptly stung me.

I don't believe that the one was any worse than the other.

It has also been my personal observation that MOST people wouldn't know a bee from a yellow jacket or a wasp.

Bees don't sting unless seriously invoked. It kills them.

If it's buzzing around your picnic, chances are it's not a bee; and worse, they don't remember where the pot of jam was, they remember the shape of it, so even if you move it, they'll find it.

MJIthewriter: that's pretty cool stuff. I actually don't mind bumblebees NEARLY as much as others.

We need to kill the bees. It is their fault our society is in such shambles and they are an inferior race.

I've never been stung, I know I'm not allergic to them, but I'm still terrified of bees.

Oh, and don't kill the bees! They give us honey. They make our flowers pretty. Every insect is here for a reason, let's not discriminate!

I can't even read this thread without thinking of Nicholas Cage, and snickering.