# Gah!  Wasp sting (?)!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 25, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-wasp-sting/457727 "2008-07-25T13:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-wasp-sting/457727/21 "2008-07-26T23:02:01Z")

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I find that bee stings are much worse than wasp stings in the long run. I got stung in the ear by a bee last summer and it was lumpy and painful for about a week, and right when it happened I felt kind of sick for several hours. Wasp stings hurt a lot in the moment but the pain and swelling go away in under and hours.

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