Metoo Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hi, can anybody tell me what these are please? I was cutting the hedge back from the drive and they swarmed at me (didn't notice the nest) anyway it bloody hurt. Feels like wasp stings, both arms Well that just put me off gardening :confused: Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Poor you! I'm on my phone and my eyes are old, but they look like flying ants to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Looks like some sort of native wasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Do they look like this... Edited February 17, 2016 by caramac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest241083 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) ........perhaps paper wasps.....? .........looking at the nest...! Edited February 17, 2016 by Tink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I hate the bugs here, everything wants to bite me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckleface Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 ........perhaps paper wasps.....?.........looking at the nest...! I was thinking paper wasps as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metoo Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Do they look like this... [ATTACH=CONFIG]32762[/ATTACH] Yes that could be it, ugly things. Are they paper wasps then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 They look like some type of paper wasp. They are usually fine if left alone. We have a small nest out to the side and we know it's there so just give them space. No issues so far. It's when you disturb them they get cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metoo Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 I just googled paper wasp, no i don't think its them. These ones were just black on the body whereas the paper wasp has yellow stripes. its more like Caramacs picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) The pic is a flying ant. We used to get them in Sydney (and here), but never bitten. Edited February 17, 2016 by caramac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 We have had a plague of flying ants and termites up here. Thankfully it seems to have settled down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I've just encountered a huuuuuge beetle on the way to the shower. Why does Australia have so much weird and scary looking stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) I've just encountered a huuuuuge beetle on the way to the shower. Why does Australia have so much weird and scary looking stuff There are more weird and scared backpackers floating around australia than weird and scary animals. ETA - Although there are a few animals in the tropics that are very good at making their unwelcome way into closed tents at night........... Edited February 17, 2016 by dmjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If that beetle turns up in my tent then I'm back on a plane to Glasgow. So far all I've had to put up with is lots of ants, Mosquitos and flies that bite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 A species of paper wasp. http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Paper-Wasp/Ropalidia/revolutionalis.html Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 A species of paper wasp. http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Paper-Wasp/Ropalidia/revolutionalis.html Cheers, Bobj. That's what I thought - never come across flying ants making nests like the one in the photo, much more a wasp thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Nope. You're right, the photo on my phone was too small to see the nest, but I can see it on a full sized screen (my dodgy old eyes :laugh:). Definitely look more like the things in Bobj's picture. Horrible things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metoo Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks guys, yes I think bob is right. The sting felt just like a wasp sting and the picture looks just like them. After washing both both arms I covered my bites in Eurax and took an antihistamine just in case. By the time we had had our dinner things had calmed down so we settled down on the sofa to watch a movie. I felt Mr Metoo tickling my bear shoulder. After scolding him "cos it's not funny" we both leapt off the couch. A big cockroach was actually CRAWLING ON MY SHOULDER!!!!!!! Jesus wept. He managed to get it out the patio door. Is is it just me that's unlucky or does this happen to everyone. Mr Metoo thinks I make a fuss about nothing and that I just have to get used to living in a country with bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 You do calm down about bugs, well I certainly have. We get the house sprayed once a year and have Mortein Bombs and Mortein automated sprays so we don't get anything actually inside the house now. I've had a cockroach run up my leg in our pool pump room and I just shook it off, a few years ago I'd have screamed. It's only snakes I'm scared of now :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 You do calm down about bugs, well I certainly have. We get the house sprayed once a year and have Mortein Bombs and Mortein automated sprays so we don't get anything actually inside the house now. I've had a cockroach run up my leg in our pool pump room and I just shook it off, a few years ago I'd have screamed. It's only snakes I'm scared of now :laugh: I've never minded bugs, spiders or anything creepy crawly until we discovered that the cockroaches fly!!! I can't remember what time of year they start, but hearing one start up as soon as you've hopped into bed is very disconcerting. They seem to dive bomb your face in the dark and they're so bloody loud! They have no sense of direction either, so crash their horrible armoured bodies into anything in their path - walls, doors, mirrors, faces.... Revolting things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Never seen a cockroach since moving to Tassie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 One thing I hate its cockroaches. Don't get them that often but I swear they are getting bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Never seen a cockroach since moving to Tassie. Really? When we come back to Australia I'm definitely moving to Tassie then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I've never minded bugs, spiders or anything creepy crawly until we discovered that the cockroaches fly!!! I can't remember what time of year they start, but hearing one start up as soon as you've hopped into bed is very disconcerting. They seem to dive bomb your face in the dark and they're so bloody loud!They have no sense of direction either, so crash their horrible armoured bodies into anything in their path - walls, doors, mirrors, faces.... Revolting things. Thankfully I've never seen a flying one. Eurgghh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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