Why do Aggressive Wasps always bother people?
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We've all experienced it, the mad flapping and screaming of a person who has discovered a wasp buzzing around them when they are quietly enjoying a meal or a drink in the great outdoors. Not many of us are overly fond of wasps, especially the unlucky few who have been stung in the past and see these "pests" as vindictive, spiteful, venomous tormentors, apparently dead set on making our lives a misery and forcing us back to the dark realms of "Indoor Land".
One thing I have learned in my years on this planet, is that most of the problem is caused by the people themselves. Who can blame a wasp for stinging a person who is running round like a crazy person and flaying all their limbs around wildly in the vicinity of the wasp in question! As a child of about six years old I was unfortunate enough to be stung by one of these poor creatures. I was in the close vicinity of it's nest, (albeit unwittingly), and for no obvious reason to a six year old, it flew over and stung me on the hand. At the time it hurt, I cried, and my young male playmate killed the offending wasp, before returning me to my Mum for cuddles, ointments and reassurance. What I did learn from this experience was that moving around rapidly where wasps were flying was not a great idea. From that day on if a wasp flew anywhere near me I simply froze like a statue until it flew away again, and hey, guess what, I haven't been stung since, although I am now nearly 34 years older.
Wasps are actually pretty amazing little creatures if you make the effort to find out more about them. Next time one lands on your hand try examining it more closely without frantically trying to swat it away or kill it. It is also worth bearing in mind that if you do kill or harm a wasp, they will release a chemical signal that alerts the other wasps in the nest, (anything up to 10,000 of them), to send out a rescue mission. Unlike a bee, wasps do not die after stinging once, so potentially you could end up being stung multiple times by many thousands of these creatures. Even after they are dead, their sting can carry on going like a virtual machine gun, so it isn't as simple as just killing the insects, the sting lives on!!!
Of course part of the problem is that towards the end of the Summer these worker wasps have nothing left to do. They have fulfilled their mission of providing insects to feed the young grubs back in the nest, and now the queen has stopped rearing workers, and is concentrating her efforts on producing fertile males, mothers and new queens. To make matters worse she has stopped producing the hormone that keeps the wasp colony together within the nest. Needless to say the worker wasps act like many human males do after they have finished their work, and due to their sweet tooth they tend to head off down to the local pub and go for a beer and a snack, (sadly, in the wasp's case, usually someone else's!) Again, like many men, they become somewhat anti-social, or even aggressive after a few beers, so provoking them is not really a sensible move.
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Believe it or not wasps do have their uses, and to lose them would be a tragedy in the food chain. Wasps help to control a host of insect pests in their hunt for food to nourish their hungry grubs back at the nest. If it wasn't for wasps we would be over-run with other less appealing insects that would otherwise destroy crops etc.
Hornets are another victim of bad press. Looking much like a huge ( up to 2 inch) wasp, they are victimised by people even more so, yet are not aggressive unless provoked, in which case they can both sting and bite.
Another common, (and sad) misconception, is the misidentification of hoverflies for wasps. These harmless insects look like a much smaller version of a wasp, but have developed the black and yellow stripes as a form of protection to deter predators. Hoverflies have no sting, do not 'buzz' like a wasp or hornet, and are actually very good for the garden in terms of pollinating plants. There are over 270 varieties of hoverflies in Britain, many of which are migrants from the continent. It is incredible that a creature so small can travel so far, and a tragedy if they are killed by humans who are fooled by their colours, and ignorant of their true nature.
So next time you see a flying black and yellow striped insect in your immediate vicinity, try to curb your desire to swat them away, hit them with rolled up papers, scream out loud or run around flapping your limbs like a demented spider. Not only will this be a big plus for the environment, but you should avoid getting stung as well (plus avoiding the risk of killing the harmless hoverfly)!!! Instead, allow them to enjoy a few mouthfuls of your beer, a snack on your jam and a buzz round your table. They will soon move on, (and once they are slightly drunk they won't be capable of bothering you any more anyway!)
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Cheers William, I don't think Hoverflies will be interested in your beer, only wasps, mosquitoes however are worth a hub unto themselves for being so horrible and irritating :) Glad you enjoyed this hub.
Oh boy are they some wicked sisters when they need to be. Frogdropping wrote about her experience with them too, very funny hub I might add. I admire these sisters and their cousin the ants. Good hub Misty.
Thanks Ralwus, I don't mind them at all, and ants too, so long as they stay outside of the house.
I agree with you totally, Cindy, that it is the fault of the people! I have actually released wasps that have been captured under glasses at a beer garden at a pub in Cardiff and the wasps flew off happily, although I got some not so happy looks from other people there. I have tried experimenting too by not shooing the insects away if they come by my glass. I let them take a drink and go on their way and they do not attack if I do this. The ones I see that do go for people nearly always do this if they are hit at or if the people are near the nest.
Hoverflies are amazing and their larvae do a brilliant job of eating aphids. I have an ongoing colony breeding and living on my balcony and they keep the aphids way down.
Thanks Steve, especially as you are confirming the information I am passing on. Wasps are not the bad guys, we simply need to understand them. Hoverflies need even more knowledge and understanding, as they are victims of human ignorance.
Misty I reserve tthe right to run at top speed from a wasp If there Is more then one In my vicinity ! But this hub was both educational and Interesting
LOL, thanks Tony, I shall keep my fingers crossed all the wasps leave you alone or fly with a 'limp', as otherwise I doubt you can outrun them :)
Not sure I can maintain my composure around the wasps.. but Your infomative hub was very well written and kept my interest! THANKS
Cheers Sheristeele, thanks for the compliment and good luck with the wasps! :)
"Wasps are not the bad guys" - I don't think any insects or animals are the bad guys but I can't say the same about humans!
I totally agree with you Steve :)
Thanks
I dont know if I want to let a wasp on my body
This is crazy! I only came on here to find out what the crack is with wasps being the devils servants. One came in my kitchen yesterday and i caught it out the corner of my eye hovering, I froze and it proceeded to land on my shoulder, crawl down my arm and plunge its sting into my wrist! first time I have ever been stung. This is because usually I would have ran and got something to knock it into next year with, but being sort of a nature fan and the recent decline in bees and all that I decided against it. Fat lot of good. If you see a wasp run! If its in the house Kill it by whatever means possible. 1 less wasp to ruin somebody's day. I dont mind bee's though.
LOL geordierobin, clearly not a fan of wasps I can tell. I do admit they seem to be far more aggressive than bees though, but it is worth remembering that if you try to kill them the chemical they give off will attract more to the scene and you could end up with more stings than you bargained for.
do wasps get used to people
Hi maisy, well, not sure about that, but my gut instinct says that with wasps, probably not, but if you don't flap around them they will generally not sting you.
So.. ok, I'll admit I'm one of those screaming idiots.. but I want to know, how do I discourage them from seeking me out in the first place. I don't use hair products or perfume, or anything sweet smelling.. Yet they constantly find me, even try to land in my hair.. I had one go down my shirt!!! (And of course I freaked and got stung SEVERAL times... it was fall... aggressive season) So how do I keep them away from ME in the first place? I can only find info on keeping them away from the house... Winter and very early spring are the only times I ever feel "safe" enough to do the things I enjoy outside, like camping, hiking... Hard to enjoy camping in 24 degree weather :P
Good question Mel, I don't know the answer myself, but maybe someone else with have some ideas and post here. Thanks for your input and good luck with those wasps that are targetting you.
I cannot get over my fear of wasps.i fly when they get anywhere near me. not good for my son to see but i cant risk getting stung nice info tho:)
Are you allergic to their stings tjnice, it is just you say you "can't risk getting stung", and of course for those who are allergic it can be very dangerous to get stung? It is a shame that your phobia will be passed on to your Son by example though, as even when people are stung by wasps it isn't excruciating pain, more of an annoyance.
i hate wasps i couldnt bear to have them on my skin
I think the fear if getting stung by them is why so many people feel the same way you do Coolies. Thanks for commenting :)
I am absolutely terrified of wasps. I can't seem to get over my fear, so I've been doing some research and came across your article. The information you provided was very helpful and made me rethink my decision to scream and run away every time a wasp comes near me! I love to lay out by the pool, but wasps seem to always find me, so I do a lot of running away during the summertime. Maybe next time I'll be able to lay still and the wasps will go away. I can only hope!
Good luck Megan, grit your teeth, close your eys and don't flinch, (and try to avoid wearing perfume that might attract them), they soon get bored and move elsewhere. Thanks so much for commenting here :)
Just popped on to research the wasp a little more, living in a small village surrounded by countryside there seems to be a large amount of wasps. I am going to relax a little more this summer, there's no escaping them so we will have to get along! I'm also pregnant again so running around like a crazy person is not a good idea. We do need to do more to help the bees though, amazing creatures and very friendly. Enjoyed reading your page, made me smile
Thanks Natalie, so glad you enjoyed this hub, and good luck with your baby. Just chill out re-the wasps, if you stay calm you will most likely not get stung, and as you say, bees are great, (they don't want to die) so all should be kind to them.
As a person who grew up on animal planet i never thought of them as bad just more of annoyance. I just stand still if one goes near me or atleast walk away from it... ive only been stung once from what my dad says was a yellow jacket. Was mowing the lawn (the odd thing is there wasnt any nest on the house to idk where he came from) i try to sit on my porch but i tend to see redish looking wasps amongst my floor bed and to make things worse on occasion i see these black/blueish wasps in the floor beed too ><
I have only ever been stung once too Jaye, and much like you I stand still if one comes near me until it flies away. I love Animal Planet too, so tend to take most creatures in my stride, although I am still rather uncomfortable with spiders, but far better than I used to be. Thanks for your comment and feedback.
I still can't muster up the courage to stand still. I'm allergic to their stings you see, and I can't help but run. P.S I just got three nests on my front porch, I'm terribly scared!
I can completely understand your fear Zach, not least because you are allergic to their stings. What you have to convince yourself on every level, is that staying still is how to avoid having an allergic reaction to a sting. You could try hypnosis! You could also try getting in the pest control people to move the nests for you. Good Luck.
Wow Misty - you've been replying to this post for nearly 2 years now! Look, I wouldn't say I "hate" wasps, but there are principles involved here: if one wasp is annoying you, you as human are well with in your right to let it know - and the wasp should realise it's completely out matched, but they're too primitive to understand! 5 or 6 wasps or a nest is a different story tho!
LOl Dylan, I so wish wasps were clever enough to 'understand' but as you agree they don't sadly, scary thing is that if you don't kill one outright it will give off that chemical scent that causes all the rest of the nest to pile in and defend the 'victim wasp'.
Thanks for your comment though, seriously! :)
I hate wasps and I hate the fact that you are defending these things. I hope you understand that they don't like you so giving these things love has no point. I'm not saying to go out and kill them but there is nothing special or amazing about them. they are just boring asshole bugs
LOL 'D' "Love" is a strong word to describe what I feel for wasps. I also think that describing them as having the ability to not "Like" is a bit over the top too. I don't "love" them, and they don't have the capacity to "like" or not "like" me. I choose not to "kill them" because they don't bother me if I react correctly around them, i.e. not panicking, waving my arms around etc. I have encountered thousands of wasps over the years, but have only ever been stung once, and that was when I was under 6 years old.
I never said they were "special" or "amazing" either, but they are a part of nature, and no matter how much they might annoy us we should stop before we react, and remember, just like us they have a place on this planet and we just have to learn how to act around them, and therefore get along.
First of all, I'd like to say that I love that you have replied to all of the comments :-). Second, thank you so much for this article! I, too, am one of the crazy idiots running about with her arms flailing in the air. I am 32 and have never been stung...HOWEVER, I am always the ONLY person they are after (and now I may know why - ha!). Of course, it may be my excessive use of hairspray :-P. My dad is deathly allergic, though, and I am worried I could be, too. I will do my best to stay still next time they are flying near me...but if they try to land on me DEAL'S OFF - LOL!
Thanks for the feedback Melissa :) I can see why you could be worried if your Dad is really allergic to wasp stings. Just do your very best to keep as still as you can if they fly near you. I know it isn't easy, but fight your instincts and they will fly away, (I guess not wearing hairspray or perfume in the daytime could well help lol).
Good Luck
I just got stung by a wasp today while walking the dog in the countryside. I was minding my own buisness when I felt something stinging my arm and when I looked it was a wasp. I had to sho it off as it didn't seem to be giving up but I don't think I killed it. I think it's about the first time i've been stung by a wasp though (and lets face it it's not a really bad pain anyway), I normally stand there and leave the flapping to other people which seems to do the trick lol. I've actually been stung by bees alot more though, but thats always been when I feel something crawling about in my hair etc..... go to move whatever it is thats there and find a bee (can't really blame the bee for stinging me then as it's only defending itself because it thinks it's being attacked)
I liked your article but you dont consider those with phobias of wasps. What if a wasp is near you then?!
I freeze when a wasp is near me anbo, and I have only ever been stung once, and that was when I was a young kid who instinctively flapped my arms around because I was scared.
I appreciate phobias, as I am scared of spiders (although I have learned to control this in the same way someone who is scared of wasps can!)
I feel this article helps people to understand wasps better, and why they behave the way they do (hence the title), so those with phobias not only learn how to act around wasps, but also realise that their phobia is not rational and can be handled if they follow the suggestions here.
I totally agree with you Martyn. Actually I have never been stung by a bee (yet), and utilise the same tactic of freezing still until they fly away. If they persist in flying near my face I will simply move away, but avoid flapping arms around at all costs.
i have never been stung,and im not really scared of being stung,but i have the worst phobia of wasps, i know its stupid to be scared of them,but i cant even look at the pictures! i stand still when one comes near,or slowly walk away as im too scared to try and flap them away,but im like a magnet to the little beasties! so im interested to hear about any tips to keep them away from me,im so scared that after one landed on my shoe yesterday and slowly walked up my leg onto my shirt,i was a wreck! i cryed was shaking and breathing like a lunatic, it took 2 hours to calm me down! being a keen gardener,i need some tips!!! i tryed vinegar in a tub next to me,and a cheeky wasp got in the tub,walked out and flew away! i have traps and citronella candles...nothing works,i dont have a nest anywhere...but i do have a big problem going outside now...someone help me!!!
Have you tried a basic insect repellant lease16? This might be all it takes. Avoid wearing scents too e.g. aftershaves or perfumes, and if in a high risk environment avoid deodorants etc too.
I am a very keen gardener as well, but mostly they leave me alone thesedays.
I hope you manage to get your phobia under control soon :)
thanks, ill try that...maybe try a hypnotist as well!
Hypnosis is definitely worth a try lease16, and could well work if you are susceptible to hypnosis.
Interesting that you compare the aggressive wasps to men after a few beers, almost all the wasps you are likely to see and certainly all the wasps that will sting you are female. :)
It was a behaviour comparison based on 'Human' behaviour Sean, in other words mostly it is men (emphasis on the word 'mostly'), that get 'aggressive after a few beers'. It was not a comparison related to different sexes within different species. I hope this clears this up.
I've noticed there have been far less yellow jackets in my area over the last few months, not complaining! Could this be because I got rid of my pond? I think the local buzzy insects used it as a drinking spot for 4 years. My fear is still there but I'm learning to control it better, shall see how well I do when the drunken ones are flying around me lol.
Can't speak for the pond removal Natalie, but sincerely hope you don't get any problems with wasps in the future!
I thought the title was funny. Hey, maybe they bother people because they're aggressive! They don't bother me and I think it's pretty funny to watch people flail about at pic-nic tables. I like those hover flies too. I just ran across a few on a backpacking trip, so fun to watch.
Hi Pintoman, I love Hoverflies, but feel bad that so many people try to kill them thinking they are wasps, even though they are harmless and good for the garden.
The title I totally agree with you on, but unfortunately it was originally "Why do Wasps always bother people", but HP's title tuner suggested adding the word 'aggressive' so I went along with it in order to get higher viewing figures (hopefully).
Well, I also used to live and let live re wasps despite having been stung by wasps which had crawled into my clothing but now I live in southern spain and the local paper wasps have had a field day with me this last week. I must have some nests around my patio as they just fly in and attack, no messing. There is no chance to avoid them - they are the spitfires of the insect world. They specialise in a one/two strike effect which is no fun at all. I am afraid the old spray has got to come out. As I live in the countryside and have only a small patio I feel that they have plenty of choices elswhere so will NOT feel guilty. So any remarks about people being worse than wasps fall on deaf ears after my experiences here! Aggressive little critturs.
I agree a nest is a good idea to get rid of if it is around your home hortensia1, in fact my own Step Dad does exactly this if they are in his garden. I suppose I am referring to individual wasps when they bother you as opposed to large groups.
Hi again. I have just located the wasp nest. Underside of my patio table. When I sat down to eat I was obviously too close and they were defending their nest. still I am defending my 'nest' and have sprayed them. luckily paper wasps only have small nests and this one is new so was only about 2cm across. The stings, though, are very painful and the swelling lasts for days. I do not remember wasp stings in the UK lasting andy longer than a nettle sting. Same chemical of course. Maybe i am a bit allergic but one on a finger also became infected so they are not exactly harmless.
No, not totally harmless if you have an allergy I agree hortensia1. My Step Dad found a large wasp nest in their outside shed, and he got rid of it with sprays. This year he has had the best crop of eating pears ever, probably because hardly any have been lost to wasp damage. One wasp sting is not a big deal, multiple wasp stings are, so a nest is well worth avoiding or even removing/destroying if it close to your home, (especially if you have young children).
Im so scared of them which is strange because I'm a bit of a ruffy tuffy lol, but one little wasp turns me into a quivering wreck. I'm sure one day they will cause me to have a heart attack
I guess that is a proper phobia craigie, a bit like me being scared of spiders. Funny thing is that most people find that when they do get stung for the first time it isn't nearly as bad as they thought it would be pain-wise.I find immediately putting some Aloe Vera sap on to stings or bites from any insect seems to alleviate the pain/irritation within minutes.
I don't think it the fact of the sting misty, to me it the aggressive buzzing and the fact that they have no excuse to hover around you, i mean i don't stand by a wasps nest so why do they hang around me? I go to work wearing hair gel, body spray and aftershave, why should i have to stop wearing that to prevent a little thug of a wasp chasing me lol
Annoying aren't they? I have stopped wearing perfume if I am going to sit outside, but I guess you have to work with nature, not against it. If perfumes, aftershaves, gels etc are attracting them, we have no choice but to either put up with them bothering us, or adapt. Nature usually wins if we don't work with it.
I'm going to have trouble standing there while a wasp is flying around me. When it stung me it felt like a never ending pinch LOL, thanks for the advice I'll try my hardest not to wave my arms in the air.
Good Luck Zara, that really is your best course of action.
a few days ago, i was walking with my friend and 2 wasps or hornets (think they were wasps, my friend described them as small, but it did bite and sting...)came out and stung me and flew away! it hurt a lot, but my best advice is to keep the bite cold for a couple days-i learned that as soon as i tried to rinse my bite off in the hot shower :)
Running cool water or putting an ice pack on the sting will ease the pain for sure mackinzie. You will have been stung, not bitten, as wasps or hornets sting, they don't bite. Try Aloe Vera sap straight from the plant to ease the sting, or Eurax cream is great for stings or bites from any insect. A teabag dunked in hot water and then applied as hot as you can bear it on the sting can draw out the poison too, (leave it on for several minutes).
Hope this helps if you ever get stung again.
HI Misty,
I live in Canada and we have an equally bad problem with paper wasp nests in the late summer and early fall. To discourage wasp nest building, we either put a paper bag in a tree or at the edge of th roof, or get a phony wasp nest from the hardware store (more expensive but just as foolproof) Since wasps are territorial, once they see a 'nest' in the vicinity of our yard, they keep away. In the fall especially, since they are much more aggressive, this really helps. I don't like destroying wasp's nests, so this is an effective prevention measure.
Hi dk, thanks ever so much for commenting. What a wonderful idea, I just love it, wasp friendly and solves the problem of nests in the garden. Thanks for sharing the idea here.
wasps are cool
one time when I was 8 years old i was walking in a garden and I saw a live bumblebee flying around and pollinating flowers so I got excited and I proceeded to grab it and the bee let me pick it up and examine it. It was the weirdest experience I have ever had because it should have stung me thinking that I was attacking it.Do you know any reason why it wouldn't have stung me?
I wish I knew why it didn't sting you JZM, but apart from the obvious fact it would die if it did, I can only assume you must have been very gentle with it, or it was already sickly.
Cheers for commenting here :)
When I was a teenager, I stepped outside onto our front porch, and for whatever reason I don't exactly remember, my hand was up in the air. A Yellowjacket proceeded to land on the top of my hand. My instinct, having been told before hand was to literally freeze. I was wearing a short sleeve shirt, and it started to crawl up and down my arm. It tickled, and to make matters worse, it crawled about me for a good 4 minutes. At first I was just numb with fear not thinking anything, then after a minute my arm started to get tired. By the end of the 1st minute, the pain from keeping my arm up started to set it, and I was just thinking "Go away go away go away" over and over. By the 4th minute, I was in agony with keeping my arm up, but it finally got bored and flew away without stinging me.
Longest 4 minutes of my life, and more relief for escaping unscathed than I've ever felt since.
LOL Pont, great story and proves they won't sting if you avoid flapping your arms around to shoo them away. Thanks for sharing :)
when i was little my dad was and still is alergic to bees. luckily im not but my dad was swating a bee and it came near me and landed on me and stung ME when i didnt do anything. does anyone know why? also ever since whenever im around bees i freze, hold my breath, close my eyes and put my arms by my side and none has ever stung me since exept for when i stepped on one
It possibly stung you because it was already being forced into 'self defence' mode because your Dad was swatting at it. This probably wouldn't have happened otherwise. I am glad to know that you do the sensible thing in general though, and don't flap about. Clearly this technique works because the Bee has no reason to feel threatened and sting you.
Now i feel a lot better about my roofspace being full of them ,, Not !!!! especially as apparently you say there are over 10,000 of them ,,,O M G !!! Help !!!!!!!!!!
Nightmre Scottyukdragon. I think if they are nesting in your roof already, calling in pest control might be your best option. Then you could try the suggestion from an earlier commenter of putting up a fake wasps nest to discourage new colonies from nesting there again, (they will see the territory as already taken and go elsewhere).
Ive have just been woke up by a wasp in my bedroom at 5am which stung my daughter, my partner did then kill the wasp, I'm just wondering now if that could of been the queen trying to find a new home?
I hope not for your sake Chrissie. The other possibility is there is already a nest nearby and this wasp was out doing its thing and strayed into your daughter's room.
So there was a wasp in my house yest. when i arrived at home. My mom picked it up with a towel and then walked downstairs and flushed it. Since then, yest. and now so far all day today, they are hovering outside my window. will they go away? what are they doing?
Hi Diane, they may go away, or if they still have a queen they may just build another nest instead. Your best bet is to get them treated by a professional exterminator, and when they are gone invest in a few 'fake' nests to place around your exterior walls so any other wasps believe there is already a nest in residence, so move on to find their own territory.
thank you, and now everytime i go outside to take my dog out, I look up, andthere is another wasp, look up again, and there is another one, i get to my door, and then there are 3 above my head...and everytime i open that window that the other hornet was captured in, they start coming around more and more...i can't believe this...
The 'distress' smell they will have emitted when the nest was disturbed will also have called in the others to help defend it. If you follow my advice I am sure the problem will be solved.
Hi! I was wondering, ever since I was little me and wasps have been on great terms. But not so much with bees, whenever they see me they attack me- just bees. This one time when i was little a couple of bees came at me so my older brother took a dustpan and whacked them away and we ran into the house. They were bashing against the glass door trying to get to me, do you know why this might be? Thank you. By the way, i also have arachnophobia.
One more thing, when i said good terms with wasps i meant it, i was five years old and they let me carry their nest, i didn't get one sting. it was funny because i brought it into my house and my dad freaked out.
Hi Yus, I have no idea why the wasps left you alone. Perhaps it was 'time of year thing' or based on the weather conditions at the time (but I am guessing). I also have no idea why the bees target you as this is really odd because they sacrifice their lives in order to sting a person.
I have arachnophobia too, but got it under control by using methods I explain in the following hub:
I believe it was late summer when i brought inside the wasp nest.
I am not an expert on wasps, but if the weather was cooling down they may have been becoming less active, but honestly that would be a guess on my part.
I'm terrified of wasps and they always seem to come near me and no one else. I'm wondering if it's just because I notice them more than anyone else, I've never been stung and think thats making it worse. Il try the standing still thing though. I normally squeak and run if I hear anything buzzing, even strimmers 2 doors over lol.
LOL, those strimmers hurt a lot more if you get 'stung' by one of them. Good luck Caris, remember to freeze like a statue and the wasp will soon move on.
William F. Torpey Level 2 Commenter 2 years ago
I'll try to follow your advice, Misty, but I'm not so sure I want to share my beer with hoveryflies. I retain the right, however, to swat those menacing mosquitoes before they drive me right out of my mind. You always do nice work.