We have yellow jackets in the SE US. They are as persistent as they are aggressive. The "yellow jacket in the Coke can" is almost a cliche it happens so often

We have yellow jackets in the SE US. They are as persistent as they are aggressive. The "yellow jacket in the Coke can" is almost a cliche it happens so often. I once ran over a nest with a lawn mower at my family's lake house. I don't specifically remember being suddenly covered in stinging yellow jackets (I was), but I do remember vividly that was the fastest I'd swum across the lake.