"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Sep 2015 19:24:28 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote:

Wasps have been a real pest this year, ruining the plums, then starting
on the grapes, and now having a go at the apples. I thought I'd get some
of the apples stored before the wasps damaged them all, but I didn't
expect to come across this bad boy!
http://tinypic.com/r/2gx4veu/8

From your comment, and the possible orange tinge under the wing, I
assume a hornet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet
Probably not as aggressive as painted, but still best not meddled
with.

I've never seen hornets in Leics but when I was In Germany they were looking
at my friends's beehives all the time as they eat bees. They actually get
up into your face and look at you.
We saw a nest of hornets inside a metal gate post when we were out with the
dogs in Germany and decided not to disturb them by going near them.