wasps and hornets and of course dare I mention killer bees , my mortal enemies , it is a very long story but the very first time I encountered the swarm sealed my fate .
glad you survived , you folks have what's known as bald faced hornets up that way , as a preteen I got to do an emergency room visit over them myself .
it has been told to me that if you get swarmed in your early years you will likely be allergic to them after puberty . my first swarming was when I was around 5 .
you were almost a statistic my friend , be careful out there , glad you lived to tell