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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 16 December 2011, 16:55:28
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..... looking for the Xmas box, but found this instead...... :o :o :o
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/tiggerhayes/007.jpg)
It's about the size of a largish beachball and made me jump out of my skin... :)
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..... looking for the Xmas box, but found this instead...... :o :o :o
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/tiggerhayes/007.jpg)
It's about the size of a largish beachball and made me jump out of my skin... :)
Exactly what is it TH?
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Wasps nest I think. And a rather big one. ::)
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Wasps nest I think. And a rather big one. ::)
In that case......... poke it with a sharp stick and run like f**k... :)
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Wasps nest I think. And a rather big one. ::)
Yes or maybe a Hornets nest!!! Whichever it's BIG!! :o Luckily I have vacant possession!! :y
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..... looking for the Xmas box, but found this instead...... :o :o :o
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/tiggerhayes/007.jpg
It's about the size of a largish beachball and made me jump out of my skin... :)
I would be inclined to close the door to the loft and forget about this for a week or so Tigg. ;D
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(http://itsfanart.com/gallery/var/albums/misc/gwalla/album11/afm.jpg?m=1309298075p)
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(http://itsfanart.com/gallery/var/albums/misc/gwalla/album11/afm.jpg?m=1309298075p)
Do you think that is the tiniest, wee smidgeon, miniscule, very slightly OTT :)
:y :y :y :y :y :y :y
Can I come and watch ??
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Having suffered the wrath of a wasp less than a month ago... I don't think it's OTT at all ;D ;D
Although in a roof space.. best make sure the fire proof suit is good ::) ;D
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I'd be extreamely carfull when you serve the eviction notice and be prepared to leg it! :o :o :o
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Having suffered the wrath of a wasp less than a month ago... I don't think it's OTT at all ;D ;D
Although in a roof space.. best make sure the fire proof suit is good ::) ;D
...and the roof itself, well, if it goes up it'll help kill the wasps.
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Cause of Death
The main reason wasps generally die in winter is that, unlike honey bees, they have not developed methods of storing food. With diminishing food sources available from the fall onwards, certainly in temperate climates like the majority of the U.S. and Canada, the wasps suffer from a lack of sustenance and are killed off by the cold weather.
Queen Wasps
The original queen of the nest will die come the autumn. The new fertilized queens, however, build up fat reserves to overwinter. This means they are able to survive the harsher conditions by sheltering inside tree crevices or human dwellings. They reappear again in April or May and go in search of an ideal new location to begin the whole process again. Wasps will never reuse a previous nest.
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Wasps will never reuse a previous nest.
Yes, but like dangling the first caroller from the porch, the following ones will get the message...
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You can at least claim to be "OOFER that kicked the hornets nest" ;D
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And I thought the one we had in our garden was gig.... :o :o :o
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If I saw that in the attic I would be shutting the hatch ASAP!!! Hate the bloody things! >:( >:( >:(
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Cause of Death
The main reason wasps generally die in winter is that, unlike honey bees, they have not developed methods of storing food. With diminishing food sources available from the fall onwards, certainly in temperate climates like the majority of the U.S. and Canada, the wasps suffer from a lack of sustenance and are killed off by the cold weather.
Queen Wasps
The original queen of the nest will die come the autumn. The new fertilized queens, however, build up fat reserves to overwinter. This means they are able to survive the harsher conditions by sheltering inside tree crevices or human dwellings. They reappear again in April or May and go in search of an ideal new location to begin the whole process again. Wasps will never reuse a previous nest.
You see now I always thought that as well. However when I had one in my shed, and after getting stung many time eventually calling the team in, they told me they could return. Whether that was just a money making exercise I'm not sure.
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They can return but would make a new nest
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Hmmn! Best get rid of it before the spring then, just in case...... Maybe it's the location they'll come back to? ???
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ive never been stung in my life. hate the buzzy things but do laugh out loud whenever i see someone waving their arms and screaming and legging it when the blighters are around :y :y