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Post by deesigner on Jul 23, 2011 16:19:46 GMT
Just found a huge dead thing on the shed roof, on searching I've found it's a giant woodwasp! Blooming huge and scary LOL
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Post by jerryrm on Jul 23, 2011 16:23:14 GMT
At least it was dead, Dee. We have the infamous "yellow jackets" here. They are small but fierce. A few years ago, I saw six of them gathered together on the outside of my house. I got the bug spray and nailed them. Two of them flew through the spray and stung me, before they died. Very painful stings.
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Post by deesigner on Jul 23, 2011 16:25:01 GMT
Sounds nasty Jerry, I can't stand anything that stings! I'm a right wuss when it comes to wasps. This one evidently is harmless, but have to say I've never seen a wasp that big before, I was concerned until I managed to search out what it was  |
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Post by Perpetua on Jul 23, 2011 16:35:21 GMT
Aaaaargh!  I can't bear flying beasties of any description Dee!!! |
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Post by hissie on Jul 23, 2011 18:43:27 GMT
Wasps are evil little beasts, however, being the animal lover that I am, they are still amazing.
Only creature I really detest are flies, however, I still don't kill them, I gently pursaude them to leave my house.
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Post by Lilac on Jul 24, 2011 9:56:32 GMT
Oh no...i hate wasps, i'm terrified of them, even seeing the word scares me |
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Post by Chrissie on Jul 29, 2011 12:29:08 GMT
Same here Lilac - hence why it's taken me a while to open this thread in case Dee had posted a huge pic of it |
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Post by jerryrm on Jul 29, 2011 15:21:47 GMT
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Post by bel on Jul 29, 2011 17:12:21 GMT
Nice pic Jerry lol!!
I hate wasps to, my daughter got stung on the face by one when she was a baby, half her face swelled to double the size ???
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Post by deesigner on Jul 30, 2011 21:47:52 GMT
Love it Jerry LOL. That sounds awful Bel, bless her. I've been stung a few times, the last time was by a queen that was hibernating! My blasted cat used to get on the roof of my old house and the only way I could get her down was through the skylight window in my ensuite! I had to hang half way out and had leaned against the side, next thing I new I'd been 'stabbed' twice under my armpit, hurt like hell but the wasp paid dearly |
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Post by Clutter on Jul 30, 2011 22:07:16 GMT
My friend's father removed an abandoned wasp next from his barn a few years ago. Marvellous construction. He tried to donate it to local schools for their nature table. Not one was interested  |
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