Big F*ck Off Insect (1 Viewer)

[Scientician 0.8]

In work today we caught this wasp-like creature that's an inch-and-a-half long. It's stinger (we'll one of em, it seems to have two) was about the length of a standard wasp. Anyone know what the hell these things are? I've never seen one before in my life and it doesn't look like something native to Ireland but who know. Anyone else encountered these monsters?

 

[aoboa]

Dunno but there's been loads of massive spiders knocking around this summer.

 

[inspector horse]

they came in on a load of tesco bananas during the week, the farmers are goin mad

 

[theweeyin]

Could it be a hornet?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

maybe... I'll look em up.

 

[Rogue]

could be some sort of ichneumon wasp, solitary wasps that sting and paralyse some other insect before palying their eggs on it, sweeeeet!!!

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The scientific name means 'persuasive burglar'.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

no looks more like this.

 

[Rogue]

http://www.communigate.co.uk/london/whittinghamgardeningclub/page7.phtml

scroll down a bit to the Giant Ichneumon Wasp, this site is for London, no crazy tropical insects here.

 

[Squiggle]

In work today we caught this wasp-like creature that's an inch-and-a-half long. It's stinger (we'll one of em, it seems to have two) was about the length of a standard wasp. Anyone know what the hell these things are? I've never seen one before in my life and it doesn't look like something native to Ireland but who know. Anyone else encountered these monsters?

That definitely sounds like a hornet. I've seen them in Scotland so they wouldn't have any major issues with our climate... nasty buggers though!

 

[Rogue]

Ah, probably a hornet then, or a queen wasp (be afraid...).

 

[Rogue]

Any of these?

hornet, about twice the size of a wasp

horntail wasp, even bigger

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Yep it's the [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Giant Ichneumon wasp . I think. Well that horntail wasp looks exactly like it too. Is that the same species?

Thanks for your help guys. That ovipositor looks terrifying.

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[thairock]

hornets-vs-bees

Oh Christ!...this is pretty traumatising

 

[ernesto]

Re: hornets-vs-bees

Oh Christ!...this is pretty traumatising

hornets are pricks.

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