Do you like staring at wasps? - Page 1
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author: Papal_Stick
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:12:48 pm
content: Just a poll to see if we have any wasps lovers.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:20:04 pm
content: One of the nicer photos I've taken, really.Tim

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:23:51 pm
content: This is making me moist.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pm
content: Love them.........My favoirite viewing method.

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:43:28 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pm

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:48:30 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pmBees - bees are good. We like bees. Wasps, are just assholes.

author: Papal_Stick
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:53:32 pm
content: Quote from: rrinker on February 07, 2016, 05:48:30 pmThe only problem I have with bees is that they like to feast on human feces. Our neighbour makes honey for sale and people pay quite large sums for *natural* honey - if only they knew that his bees keep drinking water from our septic tank.

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 05:58:16 pm
content: Mud dauber wasps are OK. So non-aggressive that I have handled them without any difficulty. I don't care for most others.

author: AlxDroidDev
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 06:10:51 pm
content: Quote from: rrinker on February 07, 2016, 05:48:30 pm+999I've been stung by a wasp, through my biking shorts. They are indeed aggressive assholes that'll sting you just for laughs.They are the bullies of the insect world.

author: georges80
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 06:49:57 pm
content: Wasps are great. Had one flying around a campsite once, hit it with a sandal. Hours later it was still showing signs of life, but not capable of moving much.Hmm, wonder if there are fish in this large waterhole (on a mostly dry river - dry season in northern western oz). Ok, no bait, oh, wait a minute, that wasp. CAREFULLY put it on a hook and then toss the line into the water, not more than a minute and I've caught a nice 18" catfish for dinnerWasps are great (as bait).cheers,george.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 06:59:55 pm
content: A puff of ant killer powder into the entrance of the nest works wonders - all gone in a few hours. Far more effective than many wasp-specific products I've tried in the past.

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 07:05:26 pm
content: QuoteCheck with the Volt-Nuts, just about anything gets their knees wet.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 07:19:46 pm
content: What prompted this thread? Now is not the time of year for wasps, unless you're down south, yet the original poster's location is Belarus.Wasps can be a nuisance but they do kill other pests.

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 07:28:04 pm
content: An ex girlfriend of mine was susceptible to anaphylactic shock and coupled with her asthma a wasp sting could cause certain death!For some reason I still quite like wasps.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 10:06:50 pm
content: I much prefer to stomp on them and I can assure you that once you've been stung you will never look at them in the same manner ever again, many years ago whilst digging for worms for a fishing trip with a few friends one yelled out there is a wasp on your shoulder, it was too late and felt like being bashed with a base ball bat into my upper arm region, horrendous throbbing pain that lingered for at least a week.It was a European wasp.....

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 10:30:02 pm
content: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449483/China-goes-war-killer-giant-hornets-killed-42.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6049302/Tourists-warned-as-Asian-hornets-terrorise-French.html

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 10:39:52 pm
content: And you can keep those right there in China, too.

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 10:46:44 pm
content: Also spotted in US!http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/6156/20131002/asian-giant-hornet-kills-28-east-asia.htmhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/07/deadly-asian-giant-hornet-spotted-in-arlington-heights-not-cicada-killer-wasp/And UK! quote;My mate didn’t want to take any chances so he hit it with a hammer.http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pictured-deadly-asian-hornet-three-3894956

author: gnavigator1007
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 11:19:27 pm
content: I once had a customer stop and ask me while I was extremely busy and having a very stressful day, "What is a wasp?""A flying, stinging insect" I say as I try to get away"No, no" he says "A WASP is someone that gets out of the shower to pee"

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 11:49:15 pm
content: Quote from: rrinker on February 07, 2016, 10:39:52 pmYes, please.

author: mikerj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 11:49:41 pm
content: Quote from: MT on February 07, 2016, 10:46:44 pmOh dear god. The pic above made me shudder a bit, so not too happy that these are in the UK. One of the benefits of constantly crap weather is the relative lack of dangerous stinging/biting things, but if we're going to have the crap weather and the dangerous bugs then it may be time to move

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 02:38:58 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pmthe only way to be sure is to nuke em from orbit. i HATE WASPS !

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 02:51:48 am
content: Quote from: MT on February 07, 2016, 10:30:02 pm

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 03:49:48 am
content: There are good wasps, those who are dead!