Chelsea Handler’s summer ended on a painful note, as the comic shared that she was stung by a wasp — in the face.
Handler, 48, posted a photo of the bite on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, first showing the unblemished side of her face — then switching to the “other side” for comparison.
The corner of Handler’s eye had several large, splotchy red sores running into her hair and down her cheek.
Handler says she did not provoke the wasp and mocked the wasp attack in the caption of an unrelated photo of herself at dinner.
“I’m just sitting here with one eye closed from a wasp bite,” read the caption, “minding my own business, in my bedroom, in my own house, and then I decided enough was enough.”
Wasps can sting multiple times.
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Although the Los Angeles resident said she was stung by a wasp, stings are more common — and unlike bees, which can only sting once because they lose their sting, “wasps can sting multiple times, which makes them dangerous, especially in people who are sensitive or allergic to poison”, according to Very good health.
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If you do get stung, the CDC says the best course of action is to avoid the wasp’s hostility. “Stay calm and composed if there’s a single stinging insect flying around. (Hitting an insect can cause a sting.)”
While bees and some types of wasps only attack humans if they feel threatened, wasps can attack unprovoked – and are usually more aggressive as autumn approaches.
“When the weather gets colder, food sources disappear and they start to starve. Starvation makes them angry and aggressive as they work hard foraging for food,” said beekeeper Scott Famous The Washington Post.
“Yellow vest colonies grow largest in late summer and early fall just as their food sources begin to dwindle, creating masses of frustrated, hungry wasps.”
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But the wasp that stung Handler is about to disappear, notes Famous.
Although yellow jackets may remain more active in the colder months—which is why we see them well into the fall—“ultimately, all yellow jackets die at the end of fall except for the new queen, who remains underground during the winter.
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