Lesson Learned -- The Hard Way

Well, I just learned a painful lesson: always wear gloves when weeding, especially in dense foliage!  I was trying to get weeds out of a large patch of ground cover and decided to take my right glove off to give me more dexterity.   I put my hand into the leaves in order to feel down to the base of the weed to yank it out -- and felt instant burning pain.  A bit of careful investigation revealed not nettle (which had been my first theory) but a wasp or bee stuck in a spider's web and not feeling too happy about its plight.  I'm not feeling too happy about my plight either -- my hand is swollen and discoloured and hurts!  Hmmmm -- hold on -- there is a silver lining!   I couldn't possibly cook dinner & do the dishes in my pathetic state, now could I?

(NB: The photo above is from my files and not depict the insect responsible for my misery).