kpinnc 12,065 #26 Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Mows4three said: bit of a Barbarian, I am. Find it, see it, kill it. I convinced myself that I understand the situation from a simpler position: Creatures that bite, sting, or even mark a boundary will use the most lethal force they can individually or collectively muster to attack an intruder. As such, I reserve the right to apply the same principals to an intruder on my territory. End of discussion. Edited March 23, 2022 by kpinnc 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpriceute 71 #27 Posted March 23, 2022 Looks like a European Hornet nest. Those suckers are big! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,262 #28 Posted March 23, 2022 13 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: If the idiot wants to blow himself up I have no problem with that. But please put the dogs in a safe place first! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #29 Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, dpriceute said: Looks like a European Hornet nest. Those suckers are big! Yes they are. Last few years seeing more of them. These were some drones in late fall. The queens are more orange Edited March 23, 2022 by jabelman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,070 #30 Posted March 24, 2022 4 hours ago, kpinnc said: I convinced myself that I understand the situation from a simpler position: Creatures that bite, sting, or even mark a boundary will use the most lethal force they can individually or collectively muster to attack an intruder. As such, I reserve the right to apply the same principals to an intruder on my territory. End of discussion. So you’re saying you bite, sting, and mark your territory ?… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,537 #31 Posted March 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: So you’re saying you bite, sting, and mark your territory ?… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,065 #32 Posted March 24, 2022 10 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: So you’re saying you bite, sting, and mark your territory ?… Something like that, yes. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,537 #33 Posted March 24, 2022 1 minute ago, kpinnc said: Something like that, yes. I don't have anything to sting with but I would absolutely do the other two things. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,065 #34 Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, ebinmaine said: absolutely do the other two things Slapping stings! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob R 966 #35 Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Hang that puppy in a shed where Carpenter Bee's are tunneling and making a mess, it is a natural deterrent (at least that's what is said about hornet nests since they are a natural enemy to the bees) Edited March 24, 2022 by Rob R 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,537 #36 Posted March 24, 2022 All you folks and your nasty digging biting eating stinging insects and poisonous snakes makes me glad I live where we get a good strong freeze every year. We have Timber Rattlers occasionally but they're so rare Inland Fisheries doesn't declare that they exist anymore. Other than that I wish we had more snakes because they're great for rodent control. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,577 #37 Posted March 24, 2022 Uhm…really @ebinmaine? Taken yesterday afternoon at your new garden pond… Maine has its share of pinchers… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,537 #38 Posted March 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Uhm…really @ebinmaine? Taken yesterday afternoon at your new garden pond… Maine has its share of pinchers… Stay the heck out of the ocean and you won't have that problem.... 🦞 Crayfish up here in absolute monstrous gigantosaurus size are only five or six inches long. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #39 Posted March 24, 2022 20 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Taken yesterday afternoon at your new garden pond… Maine has its share of pinchers… OMG, did you have to ?!?!?! I'm going to feel that for days now! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,537 #40 Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, Jeff-C175 said: OMG, did you have to ?!?!?! I'm going to feel that for days now! Yeah me too buddy it's okay 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
