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One for Mary if she's lurking.
Found this monster crawling around on our landing this evening. What is it? http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet/img_3513.jpg more pix at http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet It doesn't look so big in the pictures but it's inside a beer glass (sans beer :-) and about 30mm from snout to tail. |
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Is it very hairy? All the hornets I have seen, and I'm pleased to say I saw one in our garden this year for the first time, appeared to have quite a hairy thorax and a tendency towards a brownish yellow colouring rather than bright yellow as in wasps. Henry |
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wrote in message ... Found this monster crawling around on our landing this evening. What is it? I'm no expert but... The brown head rather than black makes me vote for hornet. Hornets have become quite rare, my Readers Digest book says they have almost disappeared from south-east and central England. Their large size -32 mm and loud buzzing when flying can make them frightening, but those I've seen tend to keep to themselves very high in the trees and not trouble humans. The book also quotes W.H.Hudson writing in 'Hampshire Days', 1903, saying these October Hornets are all females, wanderers from ruined homes, in search if sheltered places, where foodless and homeless each may live though the winter months. IMO you should do all you can to help it survive the winter. I suggest transfering it to an open wooden outside structure from which it can easily escape when spring comes. As you probably realise it may become quite lively in your heated home, so perhaps you may calm it down by cooling it off outside or in the fridge (with a notice on the door!). Roger |
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wrote in message ... One for Mary if she's lurking. Found this monster crawling around on our landing this evening. What is it? http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet/img_3513.jpg more pix at http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet It doesn't look so big in the pictures but it's inside a beer glass (sans beer :-) and about 30mm from snout to tail. That looks like a wasp to me. Hornets are bigger and really nasty. I have had a wasps nest in a cavity wall and had to get someone out to kill them off. The following year they found a way in through an air vent and built a large nest under a floor around central heating pipes. The nest was around 1ft wide and 2 1/2ft long when I took the floorboard up to spray them with wasp killer. I soon hammered the floor board back down quickly. The noise of them was amazing! I also found a small cone hanging in the loft and give that a blast with wasp killer. They have never returned fortuntely. I didn't mind them being there, but they do cause damage by chewing up wood to form the nest. In all the cases they chewed up an old tree stump in the garden. Best advice is to kill them as soon as possible. If you do find massive hornets, get your local council as the stings can hurt, especilly if they all start having a bite! |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 21:45:39 GMT, wrote:
One for Mary if she's lurking. Found this monster crawling around on our landing this evening. What is it? http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet/img_3513.jpg more pix at http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet It doesn't look so big in the pictures but it's inside a beer glass (sans beer :-) and about 30mm from snout to tail. probably a queen looking for a winter berth, hence the large size. |
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says... One for Mary if she's lurking. Found this monster crawling around on our landing this evening. What is it? http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet/img_3513.jpg more pix at http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet It doesn't look so big in the pictures but it's inside a beer glass (sans beer :-) and about 30mm from snout to tail. Looks like a wasp to me - the hornets I've seen are more like small helicopters than large wasps. |
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One for Mary if she's lurking. Found this monster crawling around on our landing this evening. What is it? http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet/img_3513.jpg more pix at http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet It doesn't look so big in the pictures but it's inside a beer glass (sans beer :-) and about 30mm from snout to tail. Thanks all for your replies (though no sign of Mary - maybe she's out wassailing :-). I put it out in some bushes to fend for itself. |
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john.stumbles wrote: john.stumbles wrote: One for Mary if she's lurking. I put it out in some bushes to fend for itself. So a nice wasps nest for someone or a load more of em next year then :/ I'd look after a bee. I like honey P. |
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john.stumbles wrote:
One for Mary if she's lurking. She's not, however she may have morphed into John Cartmell. Found this monster crawling around on our landing this evening. What is it? http://82.24.136.66/~john/wasp-or-hornet/img_3513.jpg Looks like a European Hornet to me. |
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On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:04:27 -0000, Roger R wrote:
The brown head rather than black makes me vote for hornet. I think the colour rendition of the images leaves a little to be desired. Funny colour balance due to tungsten light making everything rather orange. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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I put it out in some bushes to fend for itself. So a nice wasps nest for someone or a load more of em next year then :/ Do you have any idea how many flies a wasps nest will devour in a year? I'd rather have few wasps than lots of flies, at least until september when the social control of the nest begins to break down and the buggers start getting ****ed on rotten fruit and acting like chavs :-) Henry |
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Henry wrote:
Do you have any idea how many flies a wasps nest will devour in a year? Yes - none. |
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"Chris Bacon" wrote in message ... Henry wrote: Do you have any idea how many flies a wasps nest will devour in a year? Yes - none. Yeah yeah of course the "nest", as in the structure itself, eats none but the grubs inside eat shed loads, you pedantic twerp. Henry |
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Henry wrote:
"Chris Bacon" wrote... Henry wrote: Do you have any idea how many flies a wasps nest will devour in a year? Yes - none. Yeah yeah of course the "nest", as in the structure itself, eats none but the grubs inside eat shed loads, you pedantic twerp. *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=* = *WARNING* Acute Sense Of Humour Failure Detected!!!! = * * = This response contains a radiation pulse targeted at = * your computer - fifteen seconds after reading this * = your knob will drop off - have a nice day! = *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=* |
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:04:27 -0000, Roger R wrote: The brown head rather than black makes me vote for hornet. I think the colour rendition of the images leaves a little to be desired. Funny colour balance due to tungsten light making everything rather orange. Yes, sorry, actually tungsten halogen so not quiet as yellow is it could have been but in the excitement I didn't think to set the right colour balance. |
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