In article , Miss Perspicacia Tick
writes
As you state, they're (fairly) docile creatures
(unlike the common wasp which seems to sting with gay abandon for absolutely
no reason whatsoever).

I've never found that with wasps. Whenever I've been stung, it's because
I've inadvertently hit, knelt on or done something else to the wasp
which it could quite reasonably consider to be a threat.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"