Unexpected visitor

[EncoreUneFois]

An interesting day today. A honeybee in the front room ) carefully caught and released outside. A hornet in the dining room (dispatched without fear of recrimination) and this beautiful idiot in the utility room sitting on a shelf and staring at the fridge. I am clueless as to how it got in. Oh well, dove pie for dinner (not).

 

[Florida_Man]

The first part reminds me of a meme i found hilarious.

 

[EncoreUneFois]

Ah, being Floridian you are probably not familiar with the ambrosia that us Brits refer to as ‘Marmite’. It is an extremely salty yeast extract for spreading on hot buttered toast and making you feel like you are five years old and in your mother’s kitchen. The Australians have Vegemite which is an antipodean attempt on the proper thing.

Bees make honey.
Wasps make Marmite
Hornets can just feel my wrath.

 

[Florida_Man]

Ah, being Floridian you are probably not familiar with the ambrosia that us Brits refer to as ‘Marmite’. It is an extremely salty yeast extract for spreading on hot buttered toast and making you feel like you are five years old and in your mother’s kitchen. The Australians have Vegemite which is an antipodean attempt on the proper thing.

Bees make honey.
Wasps make Marmite
Hornets can just feel my wrath.

haha,nice.

Fact about North America is the european hornet is the only hornet here, introduced as far back as 1840. Everything else here is an angry wasp. I have a lot of knowledge from watching the crazy Wasp King on Youtube.

 

[EncoreUneFois]

Asian hornets getting a foothold in the UK - they prey on honeybees. Worrying thing.

 

[Bladesx]

2 types of those Asian Giant hornets have invaded the US. Nasty ones around me are the Bald Faced hornets. Another that causes problem is the Carpenter bees. Yellow Jackets I can mostly deal with but last summer had to call the pros for large nest behind the siding. Whatever magic dust they puffed in there made short work of them.

 

[BluegrassBill2020]

They found a nest of Asian Giant Hornets here in Washington State. The Giant hornets multiply at an alarming rate. A usual bee's nest will have one queen, The Giant Hornets nest can have hundreds. These Giant Hornets are going to be a problem. We are already overrun in the fall by Asian Stink Bugs, They do a lot of crop damage. Bill

 

[Squack]

We have bald-faced hornets around the house. I've not found them to be aggressive but rather respectful. They do their thing and avoid conflicts, unlike red wasps.

 

[maxtrouble]

haha,nice.

Fact about North America is the european hornet is the only hornet here, introduced as far back as 1840. Everything else here is an angry wasp. I have a lot of knowledge from watching the crazy Wasp King on Youtube.

Is this the guy you are talking about?

 

[BluegrassBill2020]

We have bald-faced hornets around the house. I've not found them to be aggressive but rather respectful. They do their thing and avoid conflicts, unlike red wasps.

When the temp. Rises so does their temper!

 

[Florida_Man]

Is this the guy you are talking about?

That’s him! Some are very interesting

 

[jetpopt]

When the temp. Rises so does their temper!

BFH also get aggressive after gorging on fermented fallen fruit. I put them in the same nastiness category as yellowjackets.

 

[maxtrouble]

That’s him! Some are very interesting

OMG. KILL THEM WITH THE VACUUM CLEANER. ALL OF THEM. YUCK!

 

[Simplemann]

She's a beauty

 

[Squack]

When the temp. Rises so does their temper!

I've lived around the same nest for over ten years and have never been stung. I've had many work inches from my hands and zero conflicts. Sudden movements, and they simply leave even in mid-August.

 

[Windmill01]

An interesting day today. A honeybee in the front room ) carefully caught and released outside. A hornet in the dining room (dispatched without fear of recrimination) and this beautiful idiot in the utility room sitting on a shelf and staring at the fridge. I am clueless as to how it got in. Oh well, dove pie for dinner (not).

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Do you have native white doves in your area. Looks like a pet or an aviary bred bird.
Gary

 

[EncoreUneFois]

Do you have native white doves in your area. Looks like a pet or an aviary bred bird.
Gary

I agree. Most likely so. I expect it would find its way home - no injuries.