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FDP Forum / Moe's Tavern (_8^(I) / Attack of the giant friggin Hornets!
FDP Forum / Moe's Tavern (_8^(I) / Attack of the giant friggin Hornets!
wborys
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Trenton, NJ
what do you mean the bass is too loud?Jul 9th, 2012 10:19 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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well maybe not attacked.
actually not even the bad guy hornets
Giant Eastern Cicada Killers
Got ten of them in my pool area, they fly around threateningly, but the males have puny stingers without venom, and the female stings only under extreme provocation, a minor bite.
Come out every July (in NJ) for two monthes, scare the #$#% out of pool visiters, then disappear. Wierd thing is the males appear to be sharpening their stingers on the concrete- inadequacy issues?
Anyone else have these visitors?
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Back of Beyond, FLJul 9th, 2012 10:44 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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The first time I saw those things was on a golf course. I opted to drop a ball elsewhwere and take the stroke.
John P
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Heart of Dixie USA
guitar players have their pickJul 9th, 2012 10:54 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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See them every July. They live in holes in the ground. Called Digger Wasps around here and Cicada Killer Wasps on Wikipedia.
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SE PA, USA
Chuck Finley is forever.Jul 9th, 2012 10:55 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Pretty common around here. They scared the crap out of us as kids. They dig nests in the ground.
MSB
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KY
Prodigal DaughterJul 9th, 2012 10:58 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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We have them around here too. Although they are not likely to hurt you, they are prone to making you hurt yourself. Scary looking critters.
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Indy
Even bacon can't fix bad pizza crust!Jul 9th, 2012 11:10 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I have a nearby underground nest in our yard.
They are the B-52's of wasps.
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Lago, CAJul 9th, 2012 11:19 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Whoa...
I don't remember those things when I lived in Indiana.
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The older the violin
the sweeter the music.Jul 9th, 2012 11:26 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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They are very docile. I used to have a nest right by my driveway, and they would buzz around me as I washed my car. Freaked my neighbor out, but they never once bothered me so I left them alone.
You don't want to be a cicada though, if one of them is around, they are very efficient cicada killers. They then drag the corpse into their nest for the youngsters to gnaw on.
My advice is to leave then alone, maybe even enjoy them if you can bring yourself to do so.
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USA
"Clapton is Good"Jul 9th, 2012 04:11 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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They are cool.....saw one fighting with a cicada..amazing.
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Alexandria, VirginiaJul 9th, 2012 04:19 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Pretty common around here also. As mentioned, scary looking but they don't come after you.
Watching them attack a cicada is a sight.
ISL
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Indy
Even bacon can't fix bad pizza crust!Jul 9th, 2012 07:25 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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While grilling tonight our resident Giant Cicada killer was buzzing around me.
Cool!
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MichiganJul 9th, 2012 07:29 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Docile or not, I would turn it into a grease spot given the opportunity. Don't recall seeing those around Michigan, not that we have a shortage of vile insects.
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That chicken
is WRONG, baby.Jul 9th, 2012 07:34 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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"Although they are not likely to hurt you, they are prone to making you hurt yourself."
LOL MSB! True! And if driving--OTHERS as well. I had one of these inside the cab of my truck years back, and let me tell you, it got my attention.
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Connecticut USA
Stompin' on the avenue by Radio CityJul 9th, 2012 08:32 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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“Fascinating.”
— Mr. Spock
I’ve lived my entire life in the Northeastern U.S. and have never seen one of these buggers up close. Coincidentally, I don’t hear many cicadas tonight...
(cue John Williams’ “Jaws” theme)
54 Deluxe
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FloridaJul 9th, 2012 08:37 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I got a picture of one in my front yard living up to it's name.
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Jersey Shore
I like driving EL84's and 6L6's crazyJul 10th, 2012 06:45 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I have had them in the playground sand at the picnic grounds for a few years. Unsettling for the guests, but no one has been bitten AFAIK. Nests are pretty easy to spot and I hit them with some wasp spray.
Nastier wasps have been nesting around the grounds lately. The ones that bite. I tried to kill them with a torch, but that didn't work. A combination of torch, spray and shovel extracted a nest that was about the size of a Whopper and lots of larvae.
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