Damn hornets!

[Python]

Felled a large beech yesterday which was a high risk to the public, she'd dropped a large limb mid week which needed clearing and revealed a rather large cavity so the TO decided removal was the safest option

Text book fell apart from being far more hollow than we originally assumed and then.......... Buzzing! So much buzzing! Easily the biggest hornet nest I've ever seen 18" long and sat 40ft up inside the stem hit the Tarmac! it was hung at the very top of the cavity and we unleashed hell so like the big brave men we are.... We ran off!

[fergusonforestry]

Felled a large beech yesterday which was a high risk to the public, she'd dropped a large limb mid week which needed clearing and revealed a rather large cavity so the TO decided removal was the safest option

Text book fell apart from being far more hollow than we originally assumed and then.......... Buzzing! So much buzzing! Easily the biggest hornet nest I've ever seen 18" long and sat 40ft up inside the stem hit the Tarmac! it was hung at the very top of the cavity and we unleashed hell so like the big brave men we are.... We ran off!

 

once disturbed a big wasps nest had to leg it left the saw behind, had to use the blower to keep em away long enough to retrieve it

never met a hornet thankfully!

[Python]

Here's a few I found on clear up

[APC]

I was inspecting the other day with a colleague and we were discussing whatever, when I noticed a wasp trying to crawl into my dogs fur. I pushed it away then felt something on my leg. Then noticed a lot of flying insects. Then mid sentence suggested best to leg it as we were stood in a nest and the ground was crawling in the little sods.

[APC]

once disturbed a big wasps nest had to leg it left the saw behind, had to use the blower to keep em away long enough to retrieve it

never met a hornet thankfully!

 

Hornets are pretty chilled out. Just don't get on the wrong side of them.

[Brushcutter]

I had to clean up a big Beech wind throw the other week. Had a massive wasps nest in it. I got stung so about 4 times they got so angry we had to leave it. Went back a week later and the nest was still there and they got angry and i got stung more:(

 

Had to go and clear up an Ash that had lost its top and was blocking a BOAT and on inspecting it we found a Hornets nest in it. After the wasp incident we left the Ash for a while for the blighters to die off.

 

Oh i once felled a Ash onto a bees nest in that was in an old rotted stump. Funny enough they weren't happy and swarmed.

[Python]

Hornets are pretty chilled out. Just don't get on the wrong side of them.

 

Which we did....... In all fairness after 20 mins they were fine and I always find a hornets biggest weakness is its loyalty they always return to the nest even if it means certain death

[Python]

 

This shows just how hollow she was and theirs a sneaky ganoderma bracket in there too!!

[hedgesparrow]

im in a cold sweat reading this. who needs horror stories when this is posted. had them in kitchen. next door had them gave them a dose of ant powder not seen any since.

[Python]

Yep not my idea of entertainment either their pretty damn scary when they've got a purpose!