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One wasp
Stephen Howard wrote:
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:31:13 +0100, "geoff" wrote: Urgers, "One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation looking for somewhere to "set up shop". A very large one might be a hornet which have a fearful reputation but are not so bad as wasps. Whichever you see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. A couple of year ago I was busily working away at my lathe when a sharp pain shot through my back. The shock it gave me caused me to jump - and with my hand on one of the feed wheels I bumped the lathe tool into the piece I was working on, shattering the work. It was a bloody wasp, it had crawled down my neck and stung my back - I just didn't hear or feel the thing coming. I got stung two more times that day, both in the same fashion. I'll leave wasps alone in their own environment - much in the same way that whilst I'll squash slugs on my veggy patch and flower beds I won't squash them elsewhere - in their place these creatures have a right to exist and perform a useful function. Hear him, hear him. I've twice been stung by wasps while putting the laundry out. A friend pointed out that each time the innocent wasp probably landed on my neck with the best of intentions before my collar attacked it as I moved. I don't care. My house and garden are *my* environment: any wasp looking for a nest site is doomed if I spot it.[1] Besides which I think I'm developing an allergy to the stings :-(( regards sarah [1] About six so far this year, but who's counting? -- "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." Aldous Huxley |
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