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I knew someone who suddenly found she had 3 or 4 wood wasps careering around her living room. Flipping great things, they can reach up to 4cm in length . Took a while to work out where they'd come from - they'd hatched from a bucket of logs they'd brought in for their log burner. She learned a valuable lesson that evening: only ever buy kiln dried logs, as the process kills off any eggs that might be in the wood!
Great photo, btw Danny - I would only have been able to take that with a very long zoom lens
I knew someone who suddenly found she had 3 or 4 wood wasps careering around her living room. Flipping great things, they can reach up to 4cm in length . Took a while to work out where they'd come from - they'd hatched from a bucket of logs they'd brought in for their log burner. She learned a valuable lesson that evening: only ever buy kiln dried logs, as the process kills off any eggs that might be in the wood!
Great photo, btw Danny - I would only have been able to take that with a very long zoom lens
A long lens would be preferable. I've been lucky I usually catch them alone. I get close enough for them to tell me I need a breath mint. Which puts you in range to get stung. I really only worry if I am using a flash, that tends to disturb them.