Odd flying insect
Aug 12th 2012 | 4:48 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
I didn't realise how big the pic was ............
they give me the creeps I have to admit - I hate it when they fly into the house
Aug 12th 2012 | 5:00 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
But I still need to know if they are nasty or not. No doubt they will come back and I just wonder if maybe next time I should be a little less gung-ho in getting rid!
Aug 12th 2012 | 5:11 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
When in doubt,get out your spray and blow them all away.
Aug 12th 2012 | 6:35 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
If you have identified it as any if the ones mentioned then a quick google should tell you the answer. Me I just kill them, one nasty bite a year is all the bugs get and that was one too many !
Aug 12th 2012 | 11:28 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
I always find I have more to fear from some of the spiders we get here, I've had some nasty bites that needed medical attention....now they die on sight!
Aug 12th 2012 | 6:39 pm
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Re: Odd flying insect
It is one of those skinny wasps nests. They lay a lavee in it which in time becomes a skinny wasp
Aug 12th 2012 | 7:18 pm
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Re: Odd flying insect
I'm sure that you will know what this is straight away. I noticed an odd lump of what I assume and hope was mud in the corner off one of outside walls with holes through it. Clearly a nest of some sorts. When I went to remove it it was solid like brick and inside were two strange insects which flew off. They were like they were in two sections vertically. What are they and are they nasty? Do they sting or bite?
Aug 12th 2012 | 10:41 pm
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Re: Odd flying insect
Those Mud Wasps used to hang around my cement mixer nicking cement for their nests. They never bothered me too much and I grew quite fond of them. I always hoped they didn't seal themselves into their nests for the night with what they thought was mud. 
Aug 13th 2012 | 12:08 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
They are "solitary wasps", as opposed to social wasps who live in groups. They do sting but very rarely, only if attacked, they are non-aggressive.
Hornets are a kind of social wasp. Social wasps are more aggressive than solitary wasps and can sting multiple times.
Aug 13th 2012 | 12:18 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
We found this year that the wasps that look like our wasps are a lot more docile then they are in the UK - you can actually bat them away without getting stung - am i being stupid if i ask do they actually sting xxxxx
Aug 13th 2012 | 2:24 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
No, not stupid, and yes, they do! Wasps have stings to paralyse their prey. If you are unlucky, they will use it on you!
Aug 13th 2012 | 2:26 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
- thank you xxxxx
Aug 13th 2012 | 3:02 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
But the mozzies make up for it ...
Aug 13th 2012 | 3:04 am
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Re: Odd flying insect
Yes they do the little bleeders - we only ever seem to get bitten in our friends garden over there but she has a lot of sweet smelling plants so maybe thats what does it there - nasty little sods they are xxxxx
