tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post6988911479732145739..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Beasties in the HouseSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-81094596364204900282013-06-07T13:46:24.979+01:002013-06-07T13:46:24.979+01:00looks like a hornet, definitely!
looks like a hornet, definitely! <br />rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576883144992569231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-28782136412977538522013-06-07T09:33:55.782+01:002013-06-07T09:33:55.782+01:00Bleurgh! Buzzing beasties are the worst! You were ...Bleurgh! Buzzing beasties are the worst! You were very brave to capture it and get it outside. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-54947015366389338052013-06-07T00:08:51.611+01:002013-06-07T00:08:51.611+01:00Wasps the VD of the animal worldWasps the VD of the animal worldJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-1942951273292364072013-06-06T19:41:09.106+01:002013-06-06T19:41:09.106+01:00Looks like a hornet...if they eat wasps l sure wis...Looks like a hornet...if they eat wasps l sure wish we had a few here round the rabbit run. Blasted wasps go after the apple peal l feed the bunnies...and yes, l do believe they sting just for fun (wasps that is). PamWinkel's Crazy Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934679165455175289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-5119861543927554972013-06-06T19:11:34.053+01:002013-06-06T19:11:34.053+01:00yup, its a hornet.
We get them nesting in the tre...yup, its a hornet. <br />We get them nesting in the trees here. They used to scare the s..t out of me but I've gotten quite used to them and like you, catch them in a jar and put them out. We once had one who wouldn't fit in a pint tumbler!<br />In the autumn they get on the warmth of the chimney and fall down into the woodburner so when you open up to light it, cindery ashy hornets fly out.<br />I put them in the shed to overwinter, haven't got the heart to leave them out in the rain!ted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-18450457031352650422013-06-06T17:51:29.109+01:002013-06-06T17:51:29.109+01:00Blimey it does look like a huge beast.Blimey it does look like a huge beast.Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-78277949718020566142013-06-06T16:51:15.224+01:002013-06-06T16:51:15.224+01:00Queen Hornet - marked slightly differently and lar...Queen Hornet - marked slightly differently and larger than the usual. I like hornets - they eat wasps and will only sting if you really really get up close and personal and threaten them. Wasps seem to sting for the fun of it...!Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-22384030375251396312013-06-06T16:39:12.324+01:002013-06-06T16:39:12.324+01:00I bet it's not for young ears (or eyes)....lol...I bet it's not for young ears (or eyes)....lol :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-5285394863716124982013-06-06T16:38:11.260+01:002013-06-06T16:38:11.260+01:00I've just Googled French Wasps and it does loo...I've just Googled French Wasps and it does look very similar, although my visitor had a chunkier body and the facial markings are more yellow and more joined up.<br /><br />This is the closest likeness I've seen to it :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-3655770759030083532013-06-06T16:33:59.288+01:002013-06-06T16:33:59.288+01:00It seemed to have the 'wrong' type of body...It seemed to have the 'wrong' type of body to be a hornet, we get lots of them here. Maybe it had been taking steroids :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-85854368654822675682013-06-06T16:22:02.541+01:002013-06-06T16:22:02.541+01:00Could just as easily be a French Wasp. They drop o...Could just as easily be a French Wasp. They drop out of our attic regularly and are at least twice as big (in both directions) as our wasps. We capture everything with a glass and card.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-63963976756025572472013-06-06T16:17:57.367+01:002013-06-06T16:17:57.367+01:00We call them yellow jackets...well not really, but...We call them yellow jackets...well not really, but I can't say what we actually call them!<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-86842897869680938712013-06-06T16:14:59.045+01:002013-06-06T16:14:59.045+01:00Looks like a hornet. We get them often here but ha...Looks like a hornet. We get them often here but haven't seen any this year yet.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com