Great Black Wasp
#1
Great Black Wasp
Anyone else get these in their garden?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieceoflace/2805662766/
Scare the bejesus out of me - supposedly none aggressive, but you could have fooled me, they get really angry if you get too close to them! Found one dead in the pool skimmer basket the other day and it's stinger was huge, never seen anything like it
Not my pic btw, too scared to get close to them!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieceoflace/2805662766/
Scare the bejesus out of me - supposedly none aggressive, but you could have fooled me, they get really angry if you get too close to them! Found one dead in the pool skimmer basket the other day and it's stinger was huge, never seen anything like it
Not my pic btw, too scared to get close to them!
#2
Re: Great Black Wasp
Anyone else get these in their garden?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieceoflace/2805662766/
Scare the bejesus out of me - supposedly none aggressive, but you could have fooled me, they get really angry if you get too close to them! Found one dead in the pool skimmer basket the other day and it's stinger was huge, never seen anything like it
Not my pic btw, too scared to get close to them!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieceoflace/2805662766/
Scare the bejesus out of me - supposedly none aggressive, but you could have fooled me, they get really angry if you get too close to them! Found one dead in the pool skimmer basket the other day and it's stinger was huge, never seen anything like it
Not my pic btw, too scared to get close to them!
#4
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Glad to say no! Been a crazy year for wasps though. Our Oriole feeder is covered in big black and white ones...not seen an Oriole in weeks either.
#6
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I believe they're bald faced hornets (which aren't actually hornets ), seen a couple of those, but they seem to mind their own business...
#7
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G77 you're doing a good job of putting my off the area I hate bugs!!
I am looking fwd to those wire mesh things in between the patio doors and windows though to stop them coming into the house
I am looking fwd to those wire mesh things in between the patio doors and windows though to stop them coming into the house
#9
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I hate them too and there's LOTS of bugs here... Fortunately they don't make it inside, as we keep the doors closed and the AC cranked up
#10
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Down here in New Jersey we get a large black/dark brown wasp...doesn't have pretty blue wings though.
Had a Cicada Killer Wasp in the kitchen a couple of years ago...or at least I think that's what it was. It was about 1 1/2" long.
Do you get Carpenter Bees in Canada? Huge bees that hover about 6" from your face.
Had a Cicada Killer Wasp in the kitchen a couple of years ago...or at least I think that's what it was. It was about 1 1/2" long.
Do you get Carpenter Bees in Canada? Huge bees that hover about 6" from your face.
#11
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You scary the crap out of me with your bug alerts...I'll have to try and ignore them from now on!!
#12
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Wasps are always attracted to me...they'll follow me as I try to walk away from them and not bother with anyone else.
#13
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Horse flies/deer flies love to bite me...along with just about every other biting or stinging bug. You can feel them biting and the bite lasts for months...I hate them.
Wasps are always attracted to me...they'll follow me as I try to walk away from them and not bother with anyone else.
Wasps are always attracted to me...they'll follow me as I try to walk away from them and not bother with anyone else.
I'm so glad those horseflies don't bother me, they dive bomb my OH...omg, they take lumps out of him.
All this talk of bugs isn't helping me with my move over....I hope you lot know that!!
#14
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Joined: Jun 2009
Location: Calgary
Posts: 155
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Horse flies/deer flies love to bite me...along with just about every other biting or stinging bug. You can feel them biting and the bite lasts for months...I hate them.
Wasps are always attracted to me...they'll follow me as I try to walk away from them and not bother with anyone else.
Wasps are always attracted to me...they'll follow me as I try to walk away from them and not bother with anyone else.
#15
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Joined: Dec 2004
Location: BC
Posts: 571
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I remember those being quite common while growing up in Ontario. They look pretty scary but I never got stung or bit by one.