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Offline Papal_StickTopic starter

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Do you like staring at wasps?
« on: February 07, 2016, 05:12:48 pm »
Just a poll to see if we have any wasps lovers.

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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2016, 05:20:04 pm »


One of the nicer photos I've taken, really.

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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2016, 05:23:51 pm »
This is making me moist.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pm »
Love them.........



My favoirite viewing method.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2016, 05:43:28 pm »
Quote from: SeanB on February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pm
Love them.........



My favoirite viewing method.

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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2016, 05:48:30 pm »
Quote from: SeanB on February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pm
Love them.........



My favoirite viewing method.

 :-+

Bees - bees are good. We like bees. Wasps, are just assholes.
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Offline Papal_StickTopic starter

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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2016, 05:53:32 pm »
Quote from: rrinker on February 07, 2016, 05:48:30 pm
Quote from: SeanB on February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pm
Love them.........



My favoirite viewing method.

 :-+

Bees - bees are good. We like bees. Wasps, are just assholes.
The only problem I have with bees is that they like to feast on human feces. Our neighbour makes honey for sale and people pay quite large sums for *natural* honey - if only they knew that his bees keep drinking water from our septic tank.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2016, 05:58:16 pm »
Mud dauber wasps are OK. So non-aggressive that I have handled them without any difficulty. I don't care for most others.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2016, 06:10:51 pm »
Quote from: rrinker on February 07, 2016, 05:48:30 pm
:-+

Bees - bees are good. We like bees. Wasps, are just assholes.

+999  :-+

I've been stung by a wasp, through my biking shorts.  They are indeed aggressive assholes that'll sting you just for laughs.

They are the bullies of the insect world.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2016, 06:49:57 pm »
Wasps are great. Had one flying around a campsite once, hit it with a sandal. Hours later it was still showing signs of life, but not capable of moving much.

Hmm, wonder if there are fish in this large waterhole (on a mostly dry river - dry season in northern western oz). Ok, no bait, oh, wait a minute, that wasp. CAREFULLY put it on a hook and then toss the line into the water, not more than a minute and I've caught a nice 18" catfish for dinner :)

Wasps are great (as bait).

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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2016, 06:59:55 pm »
A puff of ant killer powder into the entrance of the nest works wonders - all gone in a few hours. Far more effective than many wasp-specific products I've tried in the past.

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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2016, 07:05:26 pm »
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Do you like staring at wasps?

 Check with the Volt-Nuts, just about anything gets their knees wet.   :-DMM
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2016, 07:19:46 pm »
What prompted this thread? Now is not the time of year for wasps, unless you're down south, yet the original poster's location is Belarus.

Wasps can be a nuisance but they do kill other pests.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2016, 07:28:04 pm »
An ex girlfriend of mine was susceptible to anaphylactic shock and coupled with her asthma a wasp sting could cause certain death!

For some reason I still quite like wasps.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2016, 10:06:50 pm »
I much prefer to stomp on them and I can assure you that once you've been stung you will never look at them in the same manner ever again, many years ago whilst digging for worms for a fishing trip with a few friends one yelled out there is a wasp on your shoulder, it was too late and felt like being bashed with a base ball bat into my upper arm region, horrendous throbbing pain that lingered for at least a week.

It was a European wasp..... >:D
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2016, 10:30:02 pm »
« Last Edit: February 07, 2016, 10:45:28 pm by MT »
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2016, 10:39:52 pm »
 And you can keep those right there in China, too.
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2016, 10:46:44 pm »
« Last Edit: February 07, 2016, 11:02:51 pm by MT »
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2016, 11:19:27 pm »
I once had a customer stop and ask me while I was extremely busy and having a very stressful day, "What is a wasp?"
"A flying, stinging insect" I say as I try to get away
"No, no" he says "A WASP is someone that gets out of the shower to pee"
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2016, 11:49:15 pm »
Quote from: rrinker on February 07, 2016, 10:39:52 pm
And you can keep those right there in China, too.

Yes, please.  :-+
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2016, 11:49:41 pm »
Quote from: MT on February 07, 2016, 10:46:44 pm
And UK! quote;My mate didn’t want to take any chances so he hit it with a hammer. :)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pictured-deadly-asian-hornet-three-3894956

Oh dear god.  The pic above made me shudder a bit, so not too happy that these are in the UK.  One of the benefits of constantly crap weather is the relative lack of dangerous stinging/biting things, but if we're going to have the crap weather and the dangerous bugs then it may be time to move :)
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2016, 02:38:58 am »
Quote from: SeanB on February 07, 2016, 05:28:24 pm
Love them.........



My favoirite viewing method.
the only way to be sure is to nuke em from orbit. i HATE WASPS !
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2016, 02:51:48 am »
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Re: Do you like staring at wasps?
« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2016, 03:49:48 am »
There are good wasps, those who are dead!
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