[Sunflower49]

Maybe something had riled them, someone disturbed their nest or something shortly before you walked there?

Pretty scary though-in my experience despite their bad press wasps don't tend to just decide to sting unless something has wound them up, intentionally or otherwise!

Sorry that happened though.

I used to be TERRIFIED of wasps when I was younger. Up until a few years ago actually. I'm not keen on them even now but I'd never harm one and the only time I have ever been stang was in my sleep at a festival not so long ago. Had this swelling on the back of my neck and at the first aid tent was told it was a wasp sting. Suppose it may not have been.

I love bees-even as a kid I used to watch them and try to touch them and stuff but for some reason wasps, not a chance I'd not run away from them!