I’m laying in bed waiting for the wife to join me when she starts screaming in the bathroom. She comes running into the bedroom to tell me there’s a massive creature in the bathroom. Being the big brave husband I get thrown into the bathroom to investergate and see the biggest wasp ever. Now this ****er was too big to swat, in fact I think it would have over powered me and starting betting me with the rolled up news paper, so I grabbed the wasp spray and unloaded the can on it’s head. I shit you not the ******* was 45mm in length and it’s sting looked like a nitting needle hanging out it’s arse. I’ve looked it up and I think it was an Asian Hornet!

 

 

Edited October 5, 20187 yr by Chris300

poor thing only wanted to brush its teeth...

poor thing only wanted to brush its teeth...

 

He would have had to use the bog brush on the nashers in his big mouth!

Looks to be the European type...

 

 

Still a pretty big thing to find in the bathroom!

Thanks Andrew. I’ve found an email address to send the pictures to and let the decide. :hammer:

Doesn’t actually look like a Hornet to me, more like a queen wasp. Adult hornets are huge about 30-40mm long!

Its a big Bee :biggrin:

Erm…..wasps are pollinators you know so that good-for-nothing is not true, RIP waspy :thumbdown:.

Doesn’t actually look like a Hornet to me, more like a queen wasp. Adult hornets are huge about 30-40mm long!

 

This beast was 45mm long, honestly it looked an eagle in high vis!

Official identification in and it’s a...

 

European Hornet.