Unloaded some wood on to my woodpile and stired up a nest of the little buggers. 'll have to kill them before doing much with the wood.
I hate wasps. All ways be on the look out for them.
I hate wasps. All ways be on the look out for them.
pulldownclaw said:Dang, that does not look like fun. We saw 2 of them when we were up in the mountains last week, and we were out in the middle of nowhere, probably 45 minutes from any hospital. I was a little worried about my 4 and 8 year olds, but I think for the most part they will try to scoot away, unless you step on them....
velvetfoot said:I noticed today that I have yellowjackets in the pile of splits the wood guy delivered this spring that I have just begun to think about stacking.
I got stung last year; there was a nest in the ground in the same general area.
I wonder if they started a nest somewhere else in the ground, or can they start a paper-type nest above the ground in the wood pile.
I'm not looking forward to when I get to the nest when I stack the wood.
PunKid8888 said:I am so glad I do not have to worry about copper heads, that looks horrible
firefighterjake said:I go "Soprano" on the yellowjackets I find . . . I invite them out for a cruise with me in the Old Town canoe and then tie teeny weeny cinder blocks to their feet before tossing them overboard.
BucksCoBernie said:firefighterjake said:I go "Soprano" on the yellowjackets I find . . . I invite them out for a cruise with me in the Old Town canoe and then tie teeny weeny cinder blocks to their feet before tossing them overboard.
Is your canoe name "Stugots" by chance?
PunKid8888 said:I am so glad I do not have to worry about copper heads, that looks horrible
Cicada?mike1234 said:And what are those GIANT black and yellow wasp like creatures things that burrow into the ground?
They are extremely difficult to see. Regarding being aggressive, I had one try to pick a fight with me a few years ago. I was on the tractor running a rotary cutter/bush hog. He lost!84Buckeye said:" Copperhead bites are more common because of their excellent camouflage. Apparently most snakes will try to move/warn you/get away. Copperheads respond to danger by lying completely still, so they get stepped on a lot.."
Pagey.. I used to live in Chattanooga number of years ago and that statement is so true..
Copperheads get this rap of being aggressive and attacking people like say a moccasin, but
I personally never seen it!
I can remember seeing plenty of Copperheads- in fact they would just crawl up out of the woods and
just lie there in the street right out of our driveway.. Our dog would walk right over top of them
and they would just lie motionless.. still they scarred the daylights out of me.
Glad to hear your fine.
LLigetfa said:Cicada?mike1234 said:And what are those GIANT black and yellow wasp like creatures things that burrow into the ground?
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