Today I caught a MASSIVE hornet !! with pics !!!

[Tazio]

Surely killing off the hornet upsets the balance to protect bees.

A bit like upsetting the balance by releasing otters I suppose. :roll:

 

[marin man]

No one is condoning killing hornets....just saying thats all

 

[heathy]

This is what i would do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXec7zBa ... r_embedded

 

[marin man]

 

[dyna-ti]

Live and let live.

 

[Huntso]

Came across this Hornet Queen a few weeks back and you can see its size in comparison to a lighter

 

[letmetalktomark]

This chap resides on my desk .....

When "unstretched" its nearly 40mm :shock:

Was visited in my cellar the other by a bee the size of a 50p piece - it was ace.

The sound that came off of it was like a tiny bomber plane.

I love bees

 

[marin man]

There was a massive buzzing noise coming from my garden last week and it was a giant queen bee stuck in a spider web....I released her and carefully picked the silk off her wings and let her fly away....felt quite pleased with myself afterwards

 

[tintin40]

There was a massive buzzing noise coming from my garden last week and it was a giant queen bee stuck in a spider web....I released her and carefully picked the silk off her wings and let her fly away....felt quite pleased with myself afterwards

Your go to heaven.

 

[WD Pro]

I think I am single handedly supporting the local bee population at the moment :shock:

I have 12 large berberis (spelling ?) separating my front garden from the pavement (cant have walls or fences :?) and at a busy time I can find at least four on each plant – and the GF cant figure out how the one I posted above found its way into the house

Whilst we are on the subject of flying insects – anyone know what UK based insect builds a light brown nest about the size and shape of a golf ball with a hole in the bottom ?

WD