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Here in Austria, I've seen similar wasps, and as my house is surrounded by flowering fruit trees, I've had to deal with trapped-at-the-window individuals a numb
by fit2rule 7y ago
Here in Austria, I've seen similar wasps, and as my house is surrounded by flowering fruit trees, I've had to deal with trapped-at-the-window individuals a number of times (bees and butterflies too, which is a wonderful brief visit until I free them to open air). I'm not entirely sure they are Asian Giant wasps, but they sure are big and nasty and angry .. I'm fairly sure they are European hornets, though:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet
- willvarfar 7y agoHave you seen these giant wasps in your garden attacking and then releasing the bee? I’ve been assuming mine are a kind of solitary parasitic wasp. I think I’ve actually seen them stabbing the bees with their tails before releasing them. But they definitely look like those hornets you linked to! Just the activity seems wrong.
- yesbabyyes 7y agoFrom the Wikipedia article: > However, they are also known to "hawk" in midair for honeybees near their hive, which they then take down and consume. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet#Problems_associated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet#Problems_assoc...
- fit2rule 7y agoI haven't seen them attacking anything but my apricots. ;)