What is this

[db9go]

Anyone know what this is and is it dangers

 

[Shutesy]

Anyone know what this is and is it dangers

Just a European hornet I would say. Will have a fair sting but they normally just leave people alone unlike wasps.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I wouldn’t bother getting into a conversation with it, I know that much.

 

[egbert]

Anyone know what this is and is it dangers

Jeez...is that UK standard railway gauge? The insect must be massive! Run for your lives!

 

[Phil P]

European hornet. Must be the season for them as there’s another thread currently running with something looking similar.

ID this buzzer please

Just found this beast in the garden. Is it a queen wasp or something more sinister?

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[Kevtherev]

I wouldn’t bother getting into a conversation with it, I know that much.

Apply shovel to it
Liberally…

 

[organicguy]

Same beast I posted a thread about. Not convinced it is European hornet. Mine does not have black spots on the yellow segments

 

[DaveGrohl]

Same beast I posted a thread about. Not convinced it is European hornet. Mine does not have black spots on the yellow segments

Probably right-wing.

 

[Welderloon]

Probably right-wing.

How can you tell, does it have a stop the boats policy or is it tough on immigration?

 

[Yale]

If you see Asian hornets with yellow legs they need the location reporting but don’t kill them. They can be tracked to the nest which can then be destroyed. They kill native bees, bumble bees and wasps. Really bad invasive species.

Asian hornets: Kent on front-line after record number of reports

There have been 108 sightings of Asian hornets since 2016, of which 56 were in 2023.

www.bbc.co.uk

The Asian Hornet

The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is a far eastern and south Asian species accidentally introduced into France from China and now spreading over the European mainland.

www.buglife.org.uk

 

[DaveGrohl]

How can you tell, does it have a stop the boats policy or is it tough on immigration?

It’s from Europe and the right-wing is on the rise over there. Everyone’s right-wing that aren’t part of the British media though….

 

[MrNoo]

If you see Asian hornets with yellow legs they need the location reporting but don’t kill them. They can be tracked to the nest which can then be destroyed. They kill native bees, bumble bees and wasps. Really bad invasive species.

Asian hornets: Kent on front-line after record number of reports

There have been 108 sightings of Asian hornets since 2016, of which 56 were in 2023.

www.bbc.co.uk

The Asian Hornet

The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is a far eastern and south Asian species accidentally introduced into France from China and now spreading over the European mainland.

www.buglife.org.uk

Did see a video on YouTube where they glued about a foot of fine cotton to the body which had a small white streamer on the other end. They used a drone to track where it went!
See them from time to time here, two met their demise in my workshop, they don’t get on with acetone that’s for sure!
Quite often hear them flying when out walking the dogs