To OP; there was no need to kill the thing just cos' it's in your vicinity. RIP
Yes there was.
It is a Wasp, the evilest of all UK insectoid life. Ergo it forfeits all rights if it enters my air space.
Well done OP.
To OP; there was no need to kill the thing just cos' it's in your vicinity. RIP
Aren't they like wasps except you need a crossbow to kill them with?Looking on Wiki, it could have been a hornet
Aren't they like wasps except you need a crossbow to kill them with?
no stinger.
Aren't they like wasps except you need a crossbow to kill them with?
Any wasps you see right now are early Queens.
You're right in that as a rule you don't see them this early, however a few usually "come out" early in the hunt for a new place for a nest.
Any wasp you kill now will be a queen and by doing so you'll in effect be killing off a whole nest before it even started.
Crossbow or a rolled up Sunday Times TV guideThe one I killed was this big
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Of course hornets have stingers.
no they have mouths and bite insted iirc, i would check but for some reason ff is saying server not found to every site apart from ocuk![]()
European hornet sting
* in itself is not fatal except sometimes to allergic victims.[1]
* multiple stings (several hundred) may be fatal due to the amount of venom (similar to wasps and bees).[citation needed]
* is similar to a wasp's.
* is less toxic than a bee sting.
All hornet stings
* are an allergen for people with an allergy to wasp venom.
* those allergic to wasp venom are not necessarily allergic to bee venom as they contain different chemicals.
* contain less volume of venom than a bee sting.
* are primarily for killing insect prey.
* are slightly more painful than a typical wasp's due to a large amount - 5% - of acetylcholine [3]. See Schmidt Sting Pain Index [4].
no they have mouths and bite insted iirc, i would check but for some reason ff is saying server not found to every site apart from ocuk![]()
A Hornet's sting is painful to humans, but the sting toxicity varies greatly by hornet species. Some deliver just a typical insect sting, while others are among the most venomous known insects.
Just checked good ol' Wikipedia myself,
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I stand corrected, Fixed my internet now though. Was a scary couple of minutes.
Good grief!Crossbow or a rolled up Sunday Times TV guideThe one I killed was this big
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