These wasps appear to hit with quite a force, the way they hit at the door awhile ago.

Some sources say that it is best to run and get in some kind of shelter, even a vehicle like car or pickup is better than jumping into a swimming pool or body of water if attacked. Eventually you have to come up for air and then get swarmed again.

It may seem like a small matter to get swarmed by these, but even some of us older retired and crippled people still have a few chores we can do outdoors and this puts a halt to getting chores done.

Common Wasps swarm and attack camera!

Thanks to YouTuber - Riding with Alex

https://youtu.be/27Uzr_J7_Jc

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: October 26, 2016

: Maybe the wasps that are swarming my porch did not like my
: last post. A swarm of wasps, some very large - maybe
: queens, immediately swarm the porch and storm door as soon
: as I approach it to go out. It would be likely that anyone
: trying to get past that many of them would get stung quite
: a few times because the wasps are angry enough to hit on
: the door glass trying to get past it to the inside. The
: video of these wasps I had tried to upload is not prepared
: yet. No nests anywhere to be seen.

: This kind of event happened on the other side of the house a
: few years back with bees instead of wasps. When I tried to
: go around to the other side window they followed around and
: tried to break through that window, also, and began hitting
: on it, too.

: Check your window and door screens and add appropriate screen
: hooks above and below the center handle latch to ensure
: that the door edge is tight at top and bottom. In the event
: a sudden swarm of bees or wasps or hornets suddenly show up
: it is a good idea to have a shelter handy. If you are
: planning a camping trip or other outdoor event it might be
: a good idea to provide some kind of temporary portable
: shelter for protection from unexpected swarms.

: Since wasps and bees drag their stingers through all kinds of
: crud, mud and sewage, their stings are something that are
: best avoided, kind of like a real dirty vaccination, etc..

: Infoeditor