Lizard Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I hate them too..wasps/hornets/bees..absolutely terrified. I was stung when I was 10 (36 years ago!) and dicovered I was allergic to them. The army doc scared the shit out of me, telling my mother, with me in the room, that if I were to get stung again, I would DIE. They drink from my swimming pool. I caught one in the net I use for cleaning and held him underwater for a very long time. Assuming he'd drowned, I finally went to dump him out..and he flew away! We did have honey bees in our shed. Husband chose to exterminate them, unfortunately. Their hive was so FULL of honey.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPillAddict Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Bees are shorter and slightly chubbier than wasps. Hornets are blue and can usually be found playing basketball. bees.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sage Nabooru Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 You should see the banana spiders here in florida...I would rather take on a grizzly bear...They get as big as your hand and bigger. They look almost metallic, too,...like little machines. Actually turned out his hand WASN'T flexed. I thought no bug could get that big......but I was wrong. The biggest spider I ever saw in person was about two or three inches across. Two of them came into my old apartment (I have no idea how; the best explanation I can think of is that they crawled into my book bag while I walked home from school). I remember the second one I found was rather unusual in that it had a triangular body. Speaking of Florida, my mother once saw one of those fucking palmetto bugs dead in a Disney World parking lot once, surrounded by screaming children. I'm damned lucky I didn't get a sight of it. Would've scarred me for life. I do agree that generally speaking the larger the bug the more harmless it is, but of course that means nothing to my insectophobia. One time my brother had one of those six- to eight-inch-long praying mantises on his screen window. Jeebus Christ. But it eats other bugs, so..... My brother ended up disturbing it and it flew across the street, where we could still plainly see it on our neighbor's garage. The most dangerous insect in Missouri, though, is the infamous brown recluse spider, and it's about the same size as one of the letters in this font. Because of that any tiny spider I see in the house gets squashed immediately. (Does anybody else repeatedly have to correct their typing because they type "incest" instead of "insect"?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Gods Fail Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 One time my brother had one of those six- to eight-inch-long praying mantises on his screen window. Jeebus Christ. But it eats other bugs, so..... My brother ended up disturbing it and it flew across the street, where we could still plainly see it on our neighbor's garage. Those are possibly the only insects (besides ladybugs) I'm not freaked out by. I even had one as a pet/roomate for awhile - I never saw spiders or flies while he was around. I even used to let him ride around on my shirt. I called him Nelson, for some reason. He just looked like a Nelson. (Does anybody else repeatedly have to correct their typing because they type "incest" instead of "insect"?) Insert Freudian joke here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 If you need me to, I can whip up a quick sketch in MSpaint to show what the trap looks like. please, whip away. Okay. Here it is.You should be able to see how it works now. you even drew the wasps....thats great thank you. I'll make one today. I think that pepperoni or partially cooked sausage works best for the bait. I suppose that you could even poke holes in the side of the bottle (with something smaller than the wasps) in order to let the scent get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JP Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Yeah, fuck those White Anglo-Saxon Protestants!! Oh wait, you're talking about real wasps. My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scitsofreaky Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 (In all honesty, I've found out that the bigger a wasp or bee is, the less aggressive it is. Except in the case of hornets. Those little fuckers are MEAN no matter how big or small they are.)That makes sense, larger bugs don't have to worry as much about even larger bugs bullying them. Frankly. I'm more worried about these little bastards. I've heard tales about how getting stung by one of those is akin to the sensation of being shot The link didn't work for me, which little bastard is it? Is it the bullet ant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyFeline Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 The most dangerous insect in Missouri, though, is the infamous brown recluse spider, and it's about the same size as one of the letters in this font. Because of that any tiny spider I see in the house gets squashed immediately. To be technical and nitpicky, spiders aren't insects. They're arachnids And female brown recluses - the really venomous, aggressive gender - can be the size of a quarter (or silver dollar, I forget which) with their legs outstretched. It's the relatively-harmless and timid males that are about the size of a lower case "e". The link didn't work for me, which little bastard is it? Is it the bullet ant? Non. I linked to an article about the red velvet ant, which packs one of the most painful stings of any New World hymenopteran. It's not nicknamed the "cow killer" for nothing, after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scitsofreaky Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I linked to an article about the red velvet ant, which packs one of the most painful stings of any New World hymenopteran. It's not nicknamed the "cow killer" for nothing, after all I forgot about the cow killer ant. What a great nickname for an ant. Hmm, and also potential for a good battle: cow killer vs bullet ant. I'm not sure who I would put my money on.I don't think any ant can be the Siafu when it comes to nasty reputation. They have supposedly killed adults, with cause of death being suffocation because the ants get into the lungs. *shudders* Little buggers but they come in numbers greater than even soldier ants. My ol' lady's mom got bit by a brown recluse. Luckily she got it treated early, but still unpleasant to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurisaz Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 You know, I really can't tell the difference b/w the two. How can I tell which is which? Anything that's not a bee is automatically dubbed a wasp in my books. I'm not a specialist, but I think the rule of thumb "if longer than 2 cm then hornet" is quite applicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPillAddict Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 If you need me to, I can whip up a quick sketch in MSpaint to show what the trap looks like. please, whip away. Okay. Here it is.You should be able to see how it works now. you even drew the wasps....thats great thank you. I'll make one today. I think that pepperoni or partially cooked sausage works best for the bait. I suppose that you could even poke holes in the side of the bottle (with something smaller than the wasps) in order to let the scent get out. I used sugar water and so far all it has attracted is ants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaura Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Texas Brown Tarantulas are huge, and not very nice. Fortunately they are easily fooled into crawling into a large flowerpot or bowl. Invert another flowerpot on top to keep them trapped, and pour peppermint schnapps in the hole. I only did this when the tarantulas got too close to the house for comfort, as I knew my Greyhounds would try to eat them if they got inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurari Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 LOVE the pic of the Asian Giant Hornet. Gorgeous bug. STILL don't want it anywhere near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefranden Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I suspect that if wasps wanted to waste time thinking about it, they would wonder why the hell there were people. Wasp 1, "Did you see that?!" Wasp 2, "Oh MY Queen, yes! Wasp 1, "Elisabeth was minding her own business trying to get a drink of soda and that 2 legged thing just squashed her flat!" Wasp 2, "I hate those things! Lets go sting it!" Wasp 1, "I hear you! Let's go girl!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sage Nabooru Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Texas Brown Tarantulas are huge, and not very nice. Fortunately they are easily fooled into crawling into a large flowerpot or bowl. Invert another flowerpot on top to keep them trapped, and pour peppermint schnapps in the hole. I only did this when the tarantulas got too close to the house for comfort, as I knew my Greyhounds would try to eat them if they got inside. Schnapps? Do you get them wasted so they're easier to kill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 If you need me to, I can whip up a quick sketch in MSpaint to show what the trap looks like. please, whip away. Okay. Here it is.You should be able to see how it works now. you even drew the wasps....thats great thank you. I'll make one today. I think that pepperoni or partially cooked sausage works best for the bait. I suppose that you could even poke holes in the side of the bottle (with something smaller than the wasps) in order to let the scent get out.I used sugar water and so far all it has attracted is ants. Try some meat. Even some cooked hamburger should work if you don't have pepperoni or sausage around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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