06-07-2021, 03:44 PM
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Re: Paper Wasp
Originally Posted by UkGameCoder
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Quick "paper wasp" entry into the Google search box confirms that there is such an insect.Beautiful photograph, Danny! Never heard of them before.
06-07-2021, 03:57 PM
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Re: Paper Wasp
Originally Posted by Danny
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I grew up around them in East Texas. Nasty buggers when you accidentally disturb hive. Not as bad as Yellowjackets though.
No, don't tell me - I'll be having nightmares about them!
Oh, go on then, I'm too curious!
Edit: no worries. They're actually not that big.
06-07-2021, 06:03 PM
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Re: Paper Wasp
Originally Posted by UkGameCoder
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Just read the paper wasp Wikipedia page. Didn't see anything about their size. The one in your photograph looks massive! So, how big are they?No, don't tell me - I'll be having nightmares about them!
Oh, go on then, I'm too curious!
Edit: no worries. They're actually not that big.
06-07-2021, 09:41 PM
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Re: Paper Wasp
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
07-07-2021, 07:30 AM
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Re: Paper Wasp
Originally Posted by Bathsheba
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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
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