I hate Yellow Jackets! (The insect)

[PLau]

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The only story I got was from about 2 years ago. Riding home from work I see something large come at me. I knew it hit me, and I was pretty sure it was a bee/wasp. I brushed my shoulders and my neck. Felt nothing. Carried om home. Parked the bike in the underground; took my helmet and gloves off; unclipped my tail-bag and went up the elevator to my unit. Inside my unit took off my jacket and... holy smokes... I find a HORNET on my jacket!

It was just sitting on the mesh part of the back of the neck on my ICON overlord. Not real collar to the jacket, but it was right at the edge of the jacket. I imagine it was exhausted from holding on for the ride home, and mentally drained after resisting the urge to sting me - thus being the friendliest hornet ever.

Did you kill it or spare it for being the friendliest hornet ever?

 

[Flywheel]

I put my helmet on and was riding out of my driveway when I thought I felt something move inside my helmet, I just shifted it around, seemed to go away. Just as I got on the 401 I see something moving at the side of my vision. A big spider walked slowly across the inside of my visor, right across my field of vision! I flipped the visor up thinking for sure the wind would blow him off. When I put it back down he was still there and seemed upset and jumped on my face and tried to crawl up my nose to hide Can't believe I didn't crash.

I can imagine a bee being in there even worse!

Here's the terrible secret: spiders are living on pretty much all vehicles. They hide in mirror housings, under fenders and near the windshield wipers. One setup a web between my handlebars overnight. Figured the wind would blow it away on the way to work. Nope, swayed the whole way there. I don't mind the jumping spiders so much, they're amusing to watch. The rest I could do without, though at least they're not Australian-sized:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCO56iyBXtU

 

[johnscruiser]

Here's the terrible secret: spiders are living on pretty much all vehicles. They hide in mirror housings, under fenders and near the windshield wipers. One setup a web between my handlebars overnight. Figured the wind would blow it away on the way to work. Nope, swayed the whole way there. I don't mind the jumping spiders so much, they're amusing to watch. The rest I could do without, though at least they're not Australian-sized:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCO56iyBXtU

When it's two inches from your face on the inside of your visor it looked EXACTLY that big lol.

 

[RockerGuy]

You guys know that if you open your helmet & turn to the sides, the insects would be sucked right out. This is at speeds of course

 

[RedDogDarren]

You guys know that if you open your helmet & turn to the sides, the insects would be sucked right out. This is at speeds of course

They are usually jammed between skin and helmet and sting instantly. Or as my friend riding MX with me found out they can be lodged into a nostril and sting repeatedly until you squish it and dig it out. I had one hit me in the neck at the strap and sting me instantly on the way by at 100 kph.

 

[motoman]

was on my quad wearing a helmet and mx boots when a bee got me just were the top of the boot ends. Burns like heck ruined the rest of my ride

 

[kickstartt]

They are as$holes! Can't even eat lunch outside around plants! They swarm you in teams and just dive straight into your lunch....!!
Kill them all!!

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