unusual wasps?

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Hi Had a warning from my father in law, He's famed for over-reacting so I'm not sure how worried to be, but this sounds a little weird.

he seems to have come across some unusual wasps smaller than the standard sort but much more aggressive

apparently he was gardening and got stung 5 times on his hand but the wasps were much smaller, can't tell you any more than that but he warned me to be careful.

not that useful to me then...watch out for small aggressive wasps

 

[Bushwhacker]

I always seem to think that wasps are quite small early on in the year and seem to get bigger later on.
Don't know if that's right or not.

 

[8thsinner]

Will do, I hate these little buzzards, ever since I was stung as a child.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

I think he said they looked a different shape perhaps thinner? I know there are alot in the Wasp family.

 

[HillBill]

I think he said they looked a different shape perhaps thinner? I know there are alot in the Wasp family.

I've noticed a few new strange beasties this year too. The one that springs to mind was a crane fly/daddy long legs that was much bigger than usual and had tiger stripes on its wings and large pincers on its bottom. Very weird it was.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Could be Tree Wasps.

 

[zorro]

A mate at work got stung by something small the other day, come up in a big lump. Definitely a sting, not a bite, he removed the sting in front of me, about 3mm long, no abdomen attatched, couldn't see any barbs under magnification.

 

[Blades]

I saw a daddy long legs with tiger stripes on its body yesterday. Got a closer than I would have preferred look as it was sitting under me keyhole.

 

[zorro]

Got a closer than I would have preferred look as it was sitting under me keyhole.

That's not a euphemism is it?

 

[Blades]

I made sure I checked my spelling before hitting send

 

[Ruvio]

It's vaguely possible what you saw is a Bee/Hornet hybrid aimed at stopping these"bee measles" deaths

OR a Yellowjacket, theyre just small wasps from the usa, but we're getting em now since its so hot this year