David.evans 5,323 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Went into the shed to have a tidy up And found this attached to the inside of the door Any body got any ideas of what it could be? Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,102 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Very fresh mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Probably a little beehive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jocky 198 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 start of a wasps nest 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 The queen wasp builds a tiny little nest like this, often using wood which she chews from fences, old logs etc, lays the fertilized eggs she's hibernated with inside her all winter, and out come (eventually after the grub stage) little baby cute wasps, who carry on the job of building the nest which gets bigger and bigger and bigger until it can get to 2-3 feet in diameter and by then you have hundreds of wasps rushing around your shed, house and garden all desperately looking for food to feed the next generation of grubs. Get rid of it now before you are inundated with wapsies. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 I am just wondering how many of those small nest actually come to fruition? I still have one in the shed from a couple of years ago. Before that there were two more that when I actually spotted them they were empty. Does she make a few, or have I just been lucky? TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've often wondered the same. I wonder if they get disturbed or realise that it's not a safe place to build a nest then they abandon it: or could be they get eaten by something themselves? Either way, I don't take chances these days having nearly died from anaphylactic shock a couple of years ago from one sting. You never become immune to wasp venom, and the more you are stung the more severe the reaction. When I did pest control a long time ago I'd get stung a few times a year, then gradually over the years the reaction got worse and worse. If I get stung now on the foot, my whole foot and lower leg blows up. Luckily a good friend of mine two doors down is a pest controller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've often wondered the same. I wonder if they get disturbed or realise that it's not a safe place to build a nest then they abandon it: or could be they get eaten by something themselves? Either way, I don't take chances these days having nearly died from anaphylactic shock a couple of years ago from one sting. You never become immune to wasp venom, and the more you are stung the more severe the reaction. When I did pest control a long time ago I'd get stung a few times a year, then gradually over the years the reaction got worse and worse. If I get stung now on the foot, my whole foot and lower leg blows up. Luckily a good friend of mine two doors down is a pest controller. Same with me swell up really bad, Alergic to stings, few years ago I accidentally sat on a f***ing nest I had wasps in all my clothes everything I had to rip my clothes of to I was naked and run home which was only across a feild luckily and very lucky only to get stung a few times but went all puffy and got the epi pen straight in me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,954 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've often wondered the same. I wonder if they get disturbed or realise that it's not a safe place to build a nest then they abandon it: or could be they get eaten by something themselves? Either way, I don't take chances these days having nearly died from anaphylactic shock a couple of years ago from one sting. You never become immune to wasp venom, and the more you are stung the more severe the reaction. When I did pest control a long time ago I'd get stung a few times a year, then gradually over the years the reaction got worse and worse. If I get stung now on the foot, my whole foot and lower leg blows up. Luckily a good friend of mine two doors down is a pest controller. Same with me swell up really bad, Alergic to stings, few years ago I accidentally sat on a f***ing nest I had wasps in all my clothes everything I had to rip my clothes of to I was naked and run home which was only across a feild luckily and very lucky only to get stung a few times but went all puffy and got the epi pen straight in me Honest your honour, Cheers, D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 LOL, that story reminds me of the old joke where a fellow gets stung on his todger and goes to the doctor. "Leave the swelling but take away the pain please," he asked the doctor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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