It's that time of the year again…

mad muffin

The wasps are in :eek:

Just murdered 4 of the little frackers

The King of Moo

Don't worry, soon the giant spiders'll take care of them.

aaronjumper

The anatomy of a Wasp.

http://new2.fjcdn.com/pictures/Anatomy+of+the+wasp+shamelessly+stolen+from+imgurcom_cc6487_5224634.png

Kill them all!

Omackeral

You must be a dentist.

Effects

We need wasps. They are a valuable part of the eco system.

mad muffin

The King of Moo wrote: »

Don't worry, soon the giant spiders'll take care of them.

But I murdered them too

With a whack of the slipper and a shiver down my spine… I murdered them, but good :mad:

OneOfThem

Effects wrote: »

We need wasps. They are a valuable part of the eco system.

Typical wasp propaganda.

Collaborateur!!

greenbicycle

Ah I thought you were going to say it was flying ant day....

Potatoeman

I got stung on the inside of my mouth last week. I was having a beer in a friends garden and the little fecker climbed into the bottle. The stinger looked like a pigmies blowdart.

CardBordWindow

Potatoeman wrote: »

I got stung on the inside of my mouth last week. I was having a beer in a friends garden and the little fecker climbed into the bottle. The stinger looked like a pigmies blowdart.

If the sting stayed in you, it was a bee, not a wasp.
Wasps can just keep on stinging, the evil b*stards!

Stheno

Kill them all I'm allergic

Potatoeman

CardBordWindow wrote: »

If the sting stayed in you, it was a bee, not a wasp.
Wasps can just keep on stinging, the evil b*stards!

It was a wasp. Its stinger got torn off with a chunk of its tail before I spat it out.

Corvo

Wait 'till the Chinese get here...

biko

Just be glad we don't get Japanese Giant Hornets here, phew.

Archeron

The King of Moo wrote: »

Don't worry, soon the giant spiders'll take care of them.

Yep, they're back too. There's one living in my porch that looks like a Sumatran tiger with eight legs. I can only guess his Web is made of diamond filament to support his weight. And he looks right at me every time I open my front door, I hate when they are so big you can see their eyes follow you around.

KungPao

I haven't seen one. I saw some bumble bees alright, which was good to see.

I am already getting ready for the influx of arachnids though. Killing any smalls ones I see before they mature and getting rid of webs around the windows.

Hate the bastards.

chanelfreak

My cats take an obscene amount of pleasure in killing any & all spiders. They particularly like to slowly dismember the huge ones, they keep them going for a couple of days usually.

Although the other day, one of the feckers (cat) jumped up on the sofa and more or less spat out a still alive, huge and VERY pissed off spider at me. Ran for my life so I did.

mad muffin

chanelfreak wrote: »

My cats take an obscene amount of pleasure in killing any & all spiders. They particularly like to slowly dismember the huge ones, they keep them going for a couple of days usually.

Although the other day, one of the feckers (cat) jumped up on the sofa and more or less spat out a still alive, huge and VERY pissed off spider at me. Ran for my life so I did.

Hahaha!! Cats… pure evil :pac:

fancy pigeon

biko wrote: »

Just be glad we don't get Japanese Giant Hornets here, phew.

They make a satisfying splat with a newspaper

artanevilla

No no no no no no.

Kermit.de.frog

OP -> Murderer.

brevity

Bzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzz BZZZZZZZ zzzzzzz

Effects

OneOfThem wrote: »

Typical wasp propaganda.

Collaborateur!!

As a bee keeper, I hate them too. I've been keeping an eye on a weak nuc hive I have in fear that they will invade. But people need to know that we do need wasps as well.

fricatus

Ah, it's time again for that most wonderful of household tips: half-fill a jar with water and smear jam on the rim. The buggers are attracted by it, gorge themselves, and eventually fall in - do they get drunk on the sugar or something? I don't know, but by golly it works!

Each time you see one drop down and start kicking around in the water is a moment of pure pleasure!

lazybones32

When I saw "it's that time of year again" my first thought somehow went to the rose of tralee...a sure sign that summer is ending.
Heifers leaping around a stage in tralee...

sm213

greenbicycle wrote: »

Ah I thought you were going to say it was flying ant day....

Everyone always thinks I'm a bit nuts when I say this is a day but it is!

PLL

Saw my first of the summer today too!

somesoldiers

Aldi had those electric, tennis racket, swotters a couple of weeks back, I bought 4.

I had one years ago that I got abroad and it was good for shocking people but the Aldi ones have a safety feature so this wont happen, only noticed afterwards.