Queen hornet

[comanche 3,077]

First Queen hornet I've seen this year although almost unbelievably I spotted a worker quite a while ago .

[J Darcy 5,871]

nice.................

[forest of dean redneck 11,760]

jeez that had me reaching for the phone book,nice pics though

[ghillies 209]

i swot and ask later with them things... had a couple three lumps of them.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Intriguing little blighters they are mate,we have a nest on the job im working on at the moment and see them daily .

Edited June 4, 2010 by foxdropper

[Malt 379]

Fantastic looking thing, fair play. I've only ever seen one live one, by the time I'd gone to get the camera it'd buggered off.

[MuttleMcTuttle 21]

good pics - in a scary close up sort of way How big was the queen? they all look pretty big to me!

 

Hornets are okay until they fly into the light bulbs on summer evenings... they get a bit pi$$ed off then

There's usually a nest near here, but I've only seen a couple so far this year. They are supposed to be quite rare now, probably because people keep swatting them!

[comanche 3,077]

How big was she ?

And here's one I prepared earlier . Them's inches not centimetres .

As Foxdropper noted, they are great things to see . They buzz past like Lancaster bombers . You can almost see and feel a cold sort of intelligence behind their eyes . My most favourite insect .

Edited June 4, 2010 by comanche

[MuttleMcTuttle 21]

They are impressive, not sure that they are my favourite insect although I wouldn't harm them unless they were causing a real problem I think Bumble bees are cuddlier

 

We found an old hornet nest in the loft a couple of years back, it was an impressive structure.

 

Have you seen this site? I don't think I'd like a hornet on my nose...

[bluebell 418]

Class pics and something different