excell Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 What a pity it had to be destroyed, nature makes such cool shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Excell said: What a pity it had to be destroyed, nature makes such cool shit. I agree. It was neat to see that inside every larva capsule there was a dead fly or something. They really were in-tune with keeping the pest population down. It had to be done though. I couldn't take a chance of my kids hitting the tree with a ball. Perhaps if they were up high in the soffet area of the roof I could have left them. Even then, the Professor I talked with didn't recommend it due to them being pretty aggressive. SPLN SUX said: I like that camera, what is it? Canon EOS 40D. More reach than my 1D Series Here's another close up one. Larva's were inside and coming along quickly. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/114854315/original.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 TTT The wind knocked one down out of the big tree in our front yard. I have confirmed that it is an active nest, and I am also not allergic to the stings. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Science Abuse said: TTT The wind knocked one down out of the big tree in our front yard. I have confirmed that it is an active nest, and I am also not allergic to the stings. lol Pics or it didn't happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 On my facebook now, will post here later. Called the landlord at 4:40, cuz she's in her office till 5... accept when I need her. Left her a message to have some one come pick it up. Night fell, I said fuckit. Put on my racing suit with my caving coveralls over it. Two balaclavas, welding gloved, stable boots, duct taped all the seams, and popped on some goggles. Using what I learnd in this thread, I set a light down near the nest, approached it fromt he other direction, and scooped it up in a garbage bag. None escaped, no one was stinging the light or me. That was one pissed off humming bag of hell, I tell ya what. some got out of the nest and were pushing their way between the bag and the nest, pumping their stingers like crazy. I tied the bag off and injected it with raid. I'll bravely open the bag tonight. I was able to actually inject deep into the nest, too, so hopefully they're all dead. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Science Abuse said: On my facebook now, will post here later. Called the landlord at 4:40, cuz she's in her office till 5... accept when I need her. Left her a message to have some one come pick it up. Night fell, I said fuckit. Put on my racing suit with my caving coveralls over it. Two balaclavas, welding gloved, stable boots, duct taped all the seams, and popped on some goggles. Using what I learnd in this thread, I set a light down near the nest, approached it fromt he other direction, and scooped it up in a garbage bag. None escaped, no one was stinging the light or me. That was one pissed off humming bag of hell, I tell ya what. some got out of the nest and were pushing their way between the bag and the nest, pumping their stingers like crazy. I tied the bag off and injected it with raid. I'll bravely open the bag tonight. I was able to actually inject deep into the nest, too, so hopefully they're all dead. lol LOL.......You're a crazy MoFo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 pdqgp said: LOL.......You're a crazy MoFo! Nah, Not Eric, you have the wrong guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Crazy would have been doing in in my shorts in the middle of the day. Dissected the nest at lunch today, will post poison-soaked pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonneVille Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Just in case anyone is interested, the local Metro Parks love having old, dead nests to put on their touch-tables so kids can look at them up close. The one at my Mom's nature center is getting kind of ragged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 An active nest would be so much better for learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 3 tiers of hell production: http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2828/openhb.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 tell your kids to go throw rocks at it. bee stings build character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Look at the size of the stinger on that little fucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted October 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Science Abuse said: 3 tiers of hell production: http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2828/openhb.jpg Looks like the same ones we had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 exact same species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 cptn janks said: tell your kids to go throw rocks at it. bee stings build character. i got expelled from summer camp when i was 9 because they told us to not touch a sign that was outside the building...i threw a rock at it and like 5 people got stung, so they kicked me out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 KillJoy said: WD40 + Lighter Sure... the tree might get sindged.... but it would be fun KillJoy This combination works great for bag worms... and almost burning down your whole tree. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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