I was walking briskly along outside, on my way to the loo which is around the back of the buildings where I work in my retail business, Innisfail, Far North Queensland, when all of a sudden I involuntarily flung the keys held in my right hand out of my grasp. I’d felt such a sharp instant piercing pain on my third finger. I didn’t know what had stung me as looking around there was nothing immediately visible. I rushed off to get some cream from the chemist across the street, to help minimize the swelling & pain.

Later I returned to the area to try and unfathom the mystery. Further down the fence line, about 3 meters along, I discovered, going unnoticed, these territorial Paper Wasps nesting along the fence line.

Pentax K10D
Lens smc Pentax-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
Shutter Speed 1/125
Aperature F8
ISO Sensitivity 100
Date 7/02/08 3:55pm