Scariest insect I've ever seen

[Big J]

Real tree men run with jazz hands:biggrin:

 

Stephen, I must insist that this becomes your signature!!

[Mark Bolam]

Ha ha, J's right, that's a great mental image Stevie!

[penfold]

Just spat my tea out at the image of you doing that stevie:lol:

[silky fox]

Me too... (but not tea...coffee:D)

[Buzzsurgeon]

I've heard if you've been felling softwood and your trousers get that waxy resin look, a wood wasp can mistake your leg for a tree and attempt to bore in with the "stinger" and lay eggs!!

[Spruce Pirate]

I've heard if you've been felling softwood and your trousers get that waxy resin look, a wood wasp can mistake your leg for a tree and attempt to bore in with the "stinger" and lay eggs!!

 

That is absolutely true.

 

Wood wasps are amazing to watch when they bore into a bit of wood. Such a fragile looking "stinger" (I think the proper name is ovipositor?), drilling into a piece of solid wood always impresses me.

[felixthelogchopper]

Ha ha, J's right, that's a great mental image Stevie!

 

I bet he looked like Louie Spence in ballistics, mate.

[hedgesparrow]

we have some big wasps coming indoors at night dirt great things twice the size of a normal wasp. was told german wasps. well if so go back to germany soon as i see them im off not hanging around with them flying about.

making my hairs on back of neck tingle at the thought stay well clear of wasps do not like them one bit do good i know but make me sweat.

[Mark Bolam]

Haha, that's not Louie, that's a picture of Stevie when he used to wear Stihl Hiflex!

[felixthelogchopper]

Haha, that's not Louie, that's a picture of Stevie when he used to wear Stihl Hiflex!

 

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