Winker
Drone Bee
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My little sister was knocked down by a Vespa..... hated the dammed things ever since!
What sort of wasps are those in the picture accompanying the story?
paper wasps. spiteful little buggers. really fast.
my first hit off one this year was back in march - warm spell and doing some fencing with top off - went to get something from trailer and bang.
believe me they're paper wasps in the picture. aside from appearance the exposed comb is a giveaway.
DOI: both our roof tiles and soft fruit orchard are teeming with nests in summer.
Must be a small roof if you only have two roof tiles!
Definitely Polistes dominula (European paper wasp). Rare to find paper wasps in the UK though. Only ever encountered 1 colony of paper wasps in 12 years of research.
Very sad case. There are about 1,000 anaphylaxis hospitalisations each year so whilst the paralysis resulting from the brain damage suffered is rare, death is actually more common (approx 12 per annum). In truth, they are still favourable odds, i.e. roughly 99 out of 100 people hospitalised for anaphylaxis survive. It's Kounis which is more of a concern.
Kind regards,
Karol
bee-keeping forum, not wasp lovers forum
Must be a small roof if you only have two roof tiles!
Definitely Polistes dominula (European paper wasp). Rare to find paper wasps in the UK though. Only ever encountered 1 colony of paper wasps in 12 years of research.
Very sad case. There are about 1,000 anaphylaxis hospitalisations each year so whilst the paralysis resulting from the brain damage suffered is rare, death is actually more common (approx 12 per annum). In truth, they are still favourable odds, i.e. roughly 99 out of 100 people hospitalised for anaphylaxis survive. It's Kounis which is more of a concern.
Kind regards,
Karol
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