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[Sir Tigger KC]

..... looking for the Xmas box, but found this instead......



It's about the size of a largish beachball and made me jump out of my skin...

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

..... looking for the Xmas box, but found this instead......



It's about the size of a largish beachball and made me jump out of my skin...

Exactly what is it TH?

[albitz]

Wasps nest I think. And a rather big one.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Wasps nest I think. And a rather big one.

In that case......... poke it with a sharp stick and run like f**k...

[Sir Tigger KC]

Wasps nest I think. And a rather big one.

Yes or maybe a Hornets nest!!! Whichever it's BIG!!    Luckily I have vacant possession!! 

[Dishevelled Den]

..... looking for the Xmas box, but found this instead......

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.

[aaronjb]

[Entwood]

Do you think that is the tiniest, wee smidgeon, miniscule, very slightly OTT   

 

Can I come and watch  ??

 

[aaronjb]

Having suffered the wrath of a wasp less than a month ago... I don't think it's OTT at all 

Although in a roof space.. best make sure the fire proof suit is good 

[Tony H]

I'd be extreamely carfull when you serve the eviction notice and be prepared to leg it! 

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Having suffered the wrath of a wasp less than a month ago... I don't think it's OTT at all 

Although in a roof space.. best make sure the fire proof suit is good 

...and the roof itself, well, if it goes up it'll help kill the wasps.

[Pitchfork]

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.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Wasps will never reuse a previous nest.

Yes, but like dangling the first caroller from the porch, the following ones will get the message...

[Webby the Bear]

You can at least claim to be "OOFER that kicked the hornets nest" 

[Vamps]

And I thought the one we had in our garden was gig....