Effin Big Hornets

[BliarOut]

I've never seen one before today.... Jesus H Christ, they are big bastards, aren't they :yikes: We have one in our office and it's about 1" from bow to stern :weeping:

If I don't post much this afternoon you'll know the bastard got me :yikes:

[AlexH]

I had no idea how nasty hornets are until I saw this...

30 Hornets vs. 30000 bees

[BliarOut]

There is no way on god's earth I'm clicking on that link

[XM5ER]

AlexH said:

I had no idea how nasty hornets are until I saw this... 30 Hornets vs. 30000 bees

SO how come they couldn't finish off Monbiot?

[ZR1cliff]

AlexH said:

I had no idea how nasty hornets are until I saw this... 30 Hornets vs. 30000 bees

And its all in the name of.......................Honey?

[Evo II]

Ohh sh1te, what was that link?

I clicked on it without thinking and it was blocked my corporate IT security.

[jessica]

wow.......... that is the most amazing thing.....

scarey.

[neil_cardiff]

Holy Crapbags!!!

No wonder I'm scared of the feckers!!!

[bigtone]

Bejesus, i'd have thought that the bees would just sting, but it appears they just couldn't get close enough... I thought I saw one of the hornets wings knock a bee out of the sky too....

On an OT note, from the same video site...

http://thatvideosite.com/view/325.html

[thunderstruck]

Evo II said:

Ohh sh1te, what was that link? I clicked on it without thinking and it was blocked my corporate IT security.

Nothing too dodgy don't worry

[timmy30]

If you decide to try and take the fecker out, here's a tip, they're basically armour plated swatting with a paper, book etc will just annoy it. You need something heavy preferably a wooden chopping board ( my weapon of preference ).

One chased my Mrs up the stairs the other day twas kin hilarious up she went "yee eee e eehh aaah deeeh" followed by a Black Hawk sized Hornet.

I was dispatched post haste with said wooden chopping board to do battle with the fiend.

[phatgixer]

Evil looking feckers! There is something primal in us that shrinks away from them. I get them at home from time to time, but there is worse.

Cockchafers. They are like bleedin zeppelins. Get one in the bedroom at 3am and wife evacuation is needed. Apparently the grubs live seven years underground and emerge like the V1s they are! Even the cat won't chase the smelly things. Truly disgusting when squished.

[Don Veloci]

bigtone said:

Bejesus, i'd have thought that the bees would just sting, but it appears they just couldn't get close enough... I thought I saw one of the hornets wings knock a bee out of the sky too....

If I remember my discovery viewing correctly euro honey bees are a bit thick and not best organised where as jap bees will jump the scout on mass an kill it by generating heat - the bees can tolerate 1 or 2 degrees more temperature than that that kills the hornet.

[timmy30]

Don Veloci said:

bigtone said: Bejesus, i'd have thought that the bees would just sting, but it appears they just couldn't get close enough... I thought I saw one of the hornets wings knock a bee out of the sky too.... If I remember my discovery viewing correctly euro honey bees are a bit thick and not best organised where as jap bees will jump the scout on mass an kill it by generating heat - the bees can tolerate 1 or 2 degrees more temperature than that that kills the hornet.

is true.

I used to keep bees, never had hornet trouble, but there were some epic pitched battles between my bees and raiding wasps. Like a scene out of the battle of Britain or something!

[diddyman]

My 6 year old daughter got stung by a hornet on the finger earlier this year. (She had been picking dandelion leaves for the rabbits if you wanna know - the f***ker was in the dandelion.) She screamed for about an hour, and her finger was tender for 3 days...

It's the only one I have seen this year, and also very few wasps around here.

Horrible bu66ers. Kill em. Kill em all....

[beano500]

AlexH said:

I had no idea how nasty hornets are until I saw this... 30 Hornets vs. 30000 bees

Awesome!!!!

[ApexClipper]

BliarOut said:

I've never seen one before today.... Jesus H Christ, they are big bastards, aren't they We have one in our office and it's about 1" from bow to stern If I don't post much this afternoon you'll know the bastard got me

How ironic is it that you ride one on a regular basis?!

[bmwdrivernigel]

WOW!!! amazing sight. put me off eating honey for life.

[BliarOut]

ApexClipper said:

BliarOut said: I've never seen one before today.... Jesus H Christ, they are big bastards, aren't they We have one in our office and it's about 1" from bow to stern If I don't post much this afternoon you'll know the bastard got me How ironic is it that you ride one on a regular basis?!

Tell me about it, the irony certainly wasn't lost on me. I'll treat my bike with a new found respect now

[nel]

timmy30 said:

If you decide to try and take the fecker out, here's a tip, they're basically armour plated swatting with a paper, book etc will just annoy it. You need something heavy preferably a wooden chopping board ( my weapon of preference ).

I can heartily recommend a squash racket as the optimum weapon, particularly for those satisfying forehand volleys. Just mind the lamp-shades/wife/children on the follow through.....