What kind of flying death machine is this?

[doberman 152]

It's a European Paper Wasp female (Polistes Dominulus )

[Fung Bucko]

We had one of these at the pool. It's called a velvet ant, AKA cow killer.
The females are wingless and are able to sting. The winged males can not sting. They are pretty but I don't recommend petting it.

[67CamaroRSSS]

FYI: Wasps (et al) are cousins of ants. Actually it's the other way around as ants are descendants of wasp type flying critters. They just shed their wings a few million years ago.

[nitrox28]

Dumbed down version for our members with a less extensive vocabulary:

Me kill big flying bug as soon as me see near cement pond....

Actually, me kill big flying bug as soon as me see it building hive next to front door so my young'ns don't get stunged.

[Too Fast]

Dumbed down version for our members with a less extensive vocabulary:

Me kill big flying bug as soon as me see near cement pond....

Easy, bug killer. No need to make someone feel bad just because they don't read the dictionary, or just because you just had another birfday. LOL

How about this, "me's a'killin 'em alacrit like!"

[doozjamann]

Wait till one of those fuggers stings you.

[third_shift|studios]

I HATE BEES!!!!

[cammed goat]

Waspinator...terrorizzzzzzzzzzzzze!!!!!!

[c5z28]

wasp, they don't do any real harm unless you piss them off of course. Always attack at dawn or dusk.

[cammed goat]

I got stung on my neck by one a few years ago. 60 degree day turned to 100+ in a matter of seconds.

OBTW...found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waspinator

[buswwa]

Just to give yall a little tip, nothing kills bee's faster then Brake Klean. Raid, Wasp and Hornet Foam, those just piss em off. Brake Klean take em right out of the air, dead. Ive been fighting Carpenter Bees for the last few weeks (they come about 3/4 to 1 inch in length and are super aggressive, but strangely don't sting, they bite) cause they come after my kids when they play on the porch.

[c5z28]

Just to give yall a little tip, nothing kills bee's faster then Brake Klean. Raid, Wasp and Hornet Foam, those just piss em off. Brake Klean take em right out of the air, dead. Ive been fighting Carpenter Bees for the last few weeks (they come about 3/4 to 1 inch in length and are super aggressive, but strangely don't sting, they bite) cause they come after my kids when they play on the porch.

he's still alive!

[0rion]

Just to give yall a little tip, nothing kills bee's faster then Brake Klean. Raid, Wasp and Hornet Foam, those just piss em off. Brake Klean take em right out of the air, dead. Ive been fighting Carpenter Bees for the last few weeks (they come about 3/4 to 1 inch in length and are super aggressive, but strangely don't sting, they bite) cause they come after my kids when they play on the porch.

I just read a thing on carpenter bees. They're harmless for the most part. The males are the aggressive ones that will investigate any movement near the nests but they don't have stingers. The females can sting but rarely do. My neighbors shed is full of these damn things. They bore a perfectly round hole too. He usually sits out there in the evenings with a tennis racket as entertainment.

[doozjamann]

He usually sits out there in the evenings with a tennis racket as entertainment.

I've done that before.

[01ws6er]

he's still alive!

I get bee/wasp spray from work that kills those little bastards on contact. It's like some kind of nerve toxin and it'll knock them right out of the air.

I took out a whole hive with 3 bottles last summer. I lifted the lid off of an underground utility box, after kicking it to see if I could stir them up, nothing came out so I just opened the lid and it was like a sea of yellow and black. I didn't even get stung...

[cammed goat]

I get bee/wasp spray from work that kills those little bastards on contact. It's like some kind of nerve toxin and it'll knock them right out of the air.

I took out a whole hive with 3 bottles last summer. I lifted the lid off of an underground utility box, after kicking it to see if I could stir them up, nothing came out so I just opened the lid and it was like a sea of yellow and black. I didn't even get stung...

I would have ran my @$$ off to get away. Yer a brave man. I HATE BEES!!!

[01ws6er]

I would have ran my @$$ off to get away. Yer a brave man. I HATE BEES!!!

Haha! The boss doesn't wanna hear some little pussy story about being scared of bees. His motto is, "If you call me and tell me you can't do something you better be damn sure you can't do it, cause if I have to come out there and I can do it I'll make your life miserable." So yea, I pretty much had no choice.

It's like Mr. Miyagi/Grandpa in the movie 3 Ninja's says "Never pick a fight unless you're sure you can win." I try and go by that same philosophy

[cammed goat]

Haha! The boss doesn't wanna hear some little pussy story about being scared of bees. His motto is, "If you call me and tell me you can't do something you better be damn sure you can't do it, cause if I have to come out there and I can do it I'll make your life miserable." So yea, I pretty much had no choice.

It's like Mr. Miyagi/Grandpa in the movie 3 Ninja's says "Never pick a fight unless you're sure you can win." I try and go by that same philosophy

Yeah. If I had a boss like that I wouldn't have a choice either.

[Neo]

Fuck bees

[01ws6er]

Yeah. If I had a boss like that I wouldn't have a choice either.

Nah, he's actually a really nice guy, just doesn't want a bunch of slack jawed faggots workin for him haha.