'Waspy' thing? - id if you can please [Archive]

Tugmistress

15-Jul-11, 20:17

ok i only have a description to go by here as it was not myself that saw it.

length overall about 2"
bottom 0.5" was a 'sting'
shaped very similar to a wasp
orange and black

any ideas please?
seen down at scrabster harbour area today.

NickInTheNorth

15-Jul-11, 20:25

ok i only have a description to go by here as it was not myself that saw it.

length overall about 2"
bottom 0.5" was a 'sting'
shaped very similar to a wasp
orange and black

any ideas please?
seen down at scrabster harbour area today.

at that size almost certainly a hornet - nasty wee blighters, they can give a nasty sting!

essex boy

15-Jul-11, 22:10

I thought hornets were black and yellow, correct me if I'm wrong:)

NickInTheNorth

15-Jul-11, 22:14

they are, but folks see and describe colours very differently. Can't think of anything else it could be.

Birdie Wife

15-Jul-11, 22:27

Wood wasp?http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1297/1064037561_b23e854894.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickriver.com/photos/tags/woodwasp/interesting/&usg=__xAH7z63fjc5dQo8wonWT7T44fdo=&h=362&w=500&sz=152&hl=en&start=16&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=tt2VIJGt34Js0M:&tbnh=94&tbnw=130&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwood%2Bwasp%2Bpictures%26hl%3Den%26cl ient%3Dopera%26hs%3De6V%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26tbm% 3Disch%26prmd%3Divns&ei=bK8gTpK8NYGo8QPp-bymAw- totally harmless if so. Don't have to be in the middle of a wood to see one either!