Wasps & Bees
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Wasps & Bees
Is it not a bit early / too cold for them yet ?
Just been outside and 2 large black bees were hovering about, and saw this quite large wasp out and about too
Just been outside and 2 large black bees were hovering about, and saw this quite large wasp out and about too
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Hate wasps. Love bees!
Oooh, Sal............my brother in law has a red 'stang. I'm not sure, but I think he's sold it........he's getting a new one after he had one in the states. I think he might have done that route, but I don't want to ask Mr OS about it at the moment because I'll get that glazed expression............
Oooh, Sal............my brother in law has a red 'stang. I'm not sure, but I think he's sold it........he's getting a new one after he had one in the states. I think he might have done that route, but I don't want to ask Mr OS about it at the moment because I'll get that glazed expression............
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I have been told that they like quiet places, so once a day for an hour, I go out into my grounds and woop loudly... I havent seen a wasp yet...
I will also be buying several waspinators for my grounds as I have a significant wasp phobia
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True i had a wasp nest at my old house i did upset them with all the petrol household products that i sent them they turned mad not nice when you annoy the fekkers!
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As with wasps, they can mobilise the whole swarm in defense which canis highly dangerous to humans..vicious *******
Apparently you should never kill one near it's nest as it releases a scent which then causes the rest of the swarm to attack.
My parents in law's neighbour always has a hornets nest somewhere on their property and in the summer they are a bloody nuisance- especially when there are little ones running about
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I p1ssed the whole street off when i set fire to my wasps living under the kids swimming pool,not my kids btw was there when i moved in,and all i did was go to the pub to get out of the way
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My next door neighbour told me earlier that he had a bird box on his tree that when he come to check on it, it was no longer nesting birds but a large number of wasps !!
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I'm terrified of both Bees and Wasps. Hate wasps more though.
If one come in the office during the summer I run out of the office and get someone to go in and kill it.
Years ago a wasp flew into the car while I was driving. I very nearly crashed.
If one come in the office during the summer I run out of the office and get someone to go in and kill it.
Years ago a wasp flew into the car while I was driving. I very nearly crashed.
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Known by who? I stood and watched the hornets entering and leaving their nest last year, from as close as a couple of metres. They never bothered me once.
Wasps can sting more than once, too. And as for biting, the jaws of both hornets and wasps aren't strong enough to cause more than an irritant to human skin......unless it nipped you somewhere VERY soft, nudge, nudge.
But have you, or anyone you know, ever been stung by one?
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As with wasps, they can mobilise the whole swarm in defense which canis highly dangerous to humans..vicious ******* (Alcazar)
Apparently you should never kill one near it's nest as it releases a scent which then causes the rest of the swarm to attack.
My parents in law's neighbour always has a hornets nest somewhere on their property and in the summer they are a bloody nuisance- especially when there are little ones running about
Apparently you should never kill one near it's nest as it releases a scent which then causes the rest of the swarm to attack.
My parents in law's neighbour always has a hornets nest somewhere on their property and in the summer they are a bloody nuisance- especially when there are little ones running about
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You should see the black ones you get in the states, about 2 inches long, like a minature Apache gunship, obviously very unpleasant to get stung as it cleared the room like you wouldnt beleive, not immune to a well aimed tea-towel though !
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We had a hornet visit our garden a couple of years ago. Orange and black and about twice the size of an average wasp. Landed on the fence we were painting, had a rest and then flew off over the gardens, never seen one since.
They are quite a sight and worth a look, they do look like they could do some damage but I have never heard of anyone who has ever been stung by one, let alone several
When I was young and lived in the country my brother and I used to hunt for wasps nests and attack them, I suffered many stings, all as a result of my behaviour towards them I remember the event that was the last time I disturbed their nests, one of them got up under my arm pit and stung me several times.... f**k that hurt, never again
Leave them alone unless they are nesting in or close to you're home and present a risk to your kids, etc.
I often let them land on me when they are buzzing around, they never sting, just have a sniff around and then head off elsewhere.
One question... if a wasp 15,000 times bigger than you tried to swat you, would you bite and kick and scratch to defend yourself?
They are quite a sight and worth a look, they do look like they could do some damage but I have never heard of anyone who has ever been stung by one, let alone several
When I was young and lived in the country my brother and I used to hunt for wasps nests and attack them, I suffered many stings, all as a result of my behaviour towards them I remember the event that was the last time I disturbed their nests, one of them got up under my arm pit and stung me several times.... f**k that hurt, never again
Leave them alone unless they are nesting in or close to you're home and present a risk to your kids, etc.
I often let them land on me when they are buzzing around, they never sting, just have a sniff around and then head off elsewhere.
One question... if a wasp 15,000 times bigger than you tried to swat you, would you bite and kick and scratch to defend yourself?
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Known by who? I stood and watched the hornets entering and leaving their nest last year, from as close as a couple of metres. They never bothered me once.
You obviously have the right pheremones which don't attract them
Wasps can sting more than once, too. And as for biting, the jaws of both hornets and wasps aren't strong enough to cause more than an irritant to human skin......unless it nipped you somewhere VERY soft, nudge, nudge.
But have you, or anyone you know, ever been stung by one?
Yes, my otherhalfs uncle
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You obviously have the right pheremones which don't attract them
Wasps can sting more than once, too. And as for biting, the jaws of both hornets and wasps aren't strong enough to cause more than an irritant to human skin......unless it nipped you somewhere VERY soft, nudge, nudge.
But have you, or anyone you know, ever been stung by one?
Yes, my otherhalfs uncle
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