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I've got a flying insect that keeps trying to get into my flat (it's already chased me around it once before flying out on which I shut the patio doors) and I have no idea at all what it is. It looks a bit like a wasp - it's black and yellow and rather large, and it has two long feathery tendrils hanging down from its body - all in all about 2/3 inches in length I reckon. Does anyone have a clue what it might be? I'm baking in here with the door shut and I don't want to be kept hostage in here for much longer!! I'm guessing it's poisonous from the vivid yellow & black colouring.
 
Assuming that you're a bit chicken (since you've been chased around your flat).

I recommend getting a pair of oven gloves and a baking tray and smash the little fuckers head in.

Wash the baking tray when you're finished.
 
Yes Simmo - I'm very chicken over this bugger! It doesn't look very pleasant to me....

I'll try my best not to headbutt it Brian, cheers!

I reckon Ardross probably isn't far wrong - it certainly looks like a member of the wasp family, but larger!
 
Strangely enough I did headbutt a hornet once or in fact it headbutted me . It was when i was 9 and we were on holiday in Devon at the height of the heatwave summer . I was annoyed as we went out for a walk in that very hot summer as I wanted to watch the cricket even though Viv Richards was in the process of hitting a double century . We were walking along the coastpath when a hornet flew into my forehead - a head on collision !

The Hornet Regulatory Authority gave it 2 days

Actually, it ws deceased but I was knocked back by it - apparently they can fly at high speeds !
 
You need a fly swat like mine, it`s shaped like a tennis racket only the "strings" carry an electric current. When an insect invades my place i just go near the thing, switch it on and wait for the sizzling and the smell of burning.
 
A European Hornet looks like thus

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It looked a bit like that but had long feathery tendrils that were at least twice its body length as well.

I haven't seen the little bugger for a little while now but I'm still not inclined to open the patio doors just yet!
 
I downed two of them in my living room one yesteday and one today with wasp/fly killer................. :P

Simmo sounds like Braveheart when one of these flies are trying to get at him.... :lol:

These could come from Rochdale mind ??????????????????? :rolleyes:
 
ITS NOT A WASP::: oh gees I need valium my days consist of being indoors now. about a month to soon, I can tell a wasp at more than ten paces. You lot wouldnt belive what I have to go through with my wasp phobia
 
I haven't seen the little blighter for a few hours so I've braved it and opened the patio doors - a little bit!!! I have no idea what it was but it looked nasty and more than a little bizarre...
 
Well, the little critter came back today, suffice to say he is now very deid. I've tentatively identified him as a black and yellow mud daubing wasp after using a very handy little site called whatsthatbug.com. So far the only things I've found about it tend to link it in with the Americas and Asia though - but the picture I saw was identical to my little (deid) mate. I've seen a baby one hanging around my balcony today though too so I hope I don't have a nest about - don't fancy keeping the doors shut all summer! The fan is working overtime here as it's a reported 37 degrees today (and it sure feels like it too). Anyway, here's the little blighter :

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That's an interesting creature, that would not have wanted to hurt you SL. Their size and colour looks threatening but they very rarely if ever sting. In fact only the females can sting and this looks like a male. They are very active insects and don't stay in one place for too long.
It is now found all over the world. Great pic.
 
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