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a giant killer penisOriginally posted by amcdonald View PostAnaphylactic shock from sex dwarfs ?
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Originally posted by Dactylion View PostWell that is true but not necessarily specifically to do with size or potency of the sting.
Humans can potentially die if stung by a wasp, a bee or even gnats etc. They can even potentially die from drinking milk, eggs seafood or nuts.
It is called anaphylactic shock.
Aaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh!!!! Look a giant killer... peanut!!!
isnt that how Freddy Mercury died ?
no laughing matter
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Well that is true but not necessarily specifically to do with size or potency of the sting.Originally posted by NickFitz View Post......potentially kill a human with their sting.
Humans can potentially die if stung by a wasp, a bee or even gnats etc. They can even potentially die from drinking milk, eggs seafood or nuts.
It is called anaphylactic shock.
Aaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh!!!! Look a giant killer... peanut!!!
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I am not belittling or ridiculing those who do suffer from things like this. For them it is serious.
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More like he thought you were a wasp.Originally posted by mudskipper View PostYep - guy drove into me because he had a wasp in his car.
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Yep - guy drove into me because he had a wasp in his car.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postwas it a panic reaction type of thing ?
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was it a panic reaction type of thing ?Originally posted by mudskipper View PostI've had a wasp related crash. No-one died though - not even the wasp.
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I've had a wasp related crash. No-one died though - not even the wasp.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI dont know if it's true, but its one of those things you remember from ones youth.
Wasps kill 50 people in the USA every year, not by stinging. Drivers see them out of the corner of the eye, panic, and crash
sounded plausible. ish

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I dont know if it's true, but its one of those things you remember from ones youth.
Wasps kill 50 people in the USA every year, not by stinging. Drivers see them out of the corner of the eye, panic, and crash
sounded plausible. ish
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Apparently their venom can melt your eyeballs. Brave nutter gets in close on Nat Geo
Oh, and they're in Norfolk....
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