My younger brother and I once improvised “bee suits” from winter clothing and threw earth clods at a wasps’ nest. We ran like heck inside, taking along a few wasps. No stings, though, so we were lucky.
We would layer up with sweaters and snowsuits until we were well armored, then go at each other with sticks, bats, and shovels, playing “gladiator”.
We had a BIG wasp nest in our barn so we shot hundreds of BBs at it till it fell. Then we took off like scalded dogs!