HORNETS! OMG!!!!

5129frederick
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‎05-09-2014 11:59 PM

Just seen my first live hornet - I nearly freaked out!  I'd rather deal with a scorpion any day of the week!  My body reacts badly to wasp stings, but a hornet!  Man, I'm leaving home!

 

Anybody else scared of them?

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saasher2012
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‎06-09-2014 7:24 AM

lol, I'm not scared of them but very wary, they are not as aggressive as wasps but if they sting you it's loads worse than a wasp.only good thing is they hunt wasps for food & believe me they are good at it, we used to have loads of ivy growing in the hedges on the farm drive , when it flowered it used to be covered in insects including honey bees & wasps, the Hornets used to hunt them, sting & carry them off to their nest. They look scary for a reason keep well away from them!




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5129frederick
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In response to saasher2012

‎06-09-2014 7:38 AM

N times worse than a wasp sting, and they look fierce for a reason so keep well away from them?  Thanks Saash - that's most  reassuring!!! Smiley LOLSmiley LOL

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chickengrandma-2008
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In response to 5129frederick

‎06-09-2014 8:41 AM

I wonder why you haven't seen one before Frederick?  We don't get as many hornets as wasps but we get our fair share,

 

I've never been stung by a bee or a wasp so I wouldn't like a hornet sting for my first try!   Woman LOL


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saasher2012
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In response to 5129frederick

‎06-09-2014 8:42 AM

lol. Don't what ever you do wear a yellow & black striped jumper !.
They don't look for conflict Frederick if that's any consolation! & if you do antagonise it a well aimed smack with a rolled up newspaper or a fly swat will solve your problem for you , luckily unlike a wasp they don't fly fast & are a bigger target!. lol.




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saasher2012
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In response to saasher2012

‎06-09-2014 8:54 AM

Just an afterthought , make sure if you decide to do battle with the said Hornet that you do it properly, a Hornet with a sore head bent on revenge doesn't bear thinking about! lol.




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mustard-tree
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‎06-09-2014 9:43 AM

You saw one hornet, Fred.

How do you think these people felt.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11072895/Firefighters-rescue-couple-after-ho...

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rainydaywoman11
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In response to mustard-tree

‎06-09-2014 2:00 PM

My ex (Kiwi, brought up on farm), used to douse the nest with lighter fuel, set it alight, burn it off (hose at the ready), he did both a hornets nest (under garden table) and a wasps nest (under eaves of house).  Don't know I'd recommend it for everyone, but it sure worked.

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rose2008-2008
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In response to rainydaywoman11

‎06-09-2014 2:17 PM

ILL GO SCREECHING MAD IF I SEE A HORNET OR A WASP OR A BEE. i HATE THE THINGSWoman Surprised

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captainbovine
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In response to rose2008-2008

‎06-09-2014 7:46 PM

I love bees they're so cute, I can watch them for ages...better not come into our garden then Rose, in summer the place is heaving with them!!

wasps are fascinating to watch but I keep telling OH not to swat them as it just makes them mad, they go away quickly enough if you ignore them.

 

I put my head back in school when I was 5 and there was a wasp on the back of my neck, it stung me....I learned what the word meant very sharply gawd, it hurt! if a wasp gets too near me I still tip my head back!

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wskneil
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In response to captainbovine

‎06-09-2014 8:20 PM

@captainbovine wrote: I keep telling OH not to swat them as it just makes them mad, they go away quickly enough if you ignore them.

 

 

I always remember everyone giving my bald granddad the same as a wasp crawled across his shiny pate. He sat stock still for around 10 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then the bugga stung him!

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mouse4702
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In response to wskneil

‎06-09-2014 9:03 PM

But did any of these hornets attack Victor Mature?
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rose2008-2008
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In response to mouse4702

‎08-09-2014 12:48 PM

I TROD right on a wasp once,,,,BLOOMING HECK it hurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Horrible pain!!!!.Woman Sad

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saasher2012
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In response to rose2008-2008

‎08-09-2014 1:45 PM

Yes very & unlike a bee they can sting ya more than once, I'm with CB on this I love Bees especially bumbles I go out of my way to rescue them unlike the wasp which I gleefully kill at the first opportunity! Evil or what? lol.




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chickengrandma-2008
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In response to saasher2012

‎11-09-2014 12:39 PM

I just had to dispose of this little big chap!!  It's not a very clear photo 'cos I wasn't getting any closer!!  He didn't like it when I walloped him with the fly swat and it took two or three good wallaps before he was pronounced deceased!!!

 


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saasher2012
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In response to chickengrandma-2008

‎11-09-2014 12:42 PM

lol. No they don't like it when you smack em do they?
Time to worry when they decide it's time you got a smack back!. lol.




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