I'm starting to get nervous - Democratic Underground

Highway61

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Mon Aug-17-09 06:57 AM
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I'm starting to get nervous

I posted this yesterday ...First photo is Friday evening...second photo is Saturday morning. Third (which I just added is this morning). Mind you, the entrance to this "nest" is about a foot in diameter now and I am starting to freak. I still haven't got a good look at this "bee/wasp", whatever.
:scared:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8986392&mesg_id=8986392

This morning

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taterguy

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Mon Aug-17-09 07:06 AM
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1. Be careful. Those little bastards can smell fear

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Highway61

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Mon Aug-17-09 07:13 AM
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2. Little??

from the one glance I had of him, he was the size of Montana! Damn

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RebelOne

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Mon Aug-17-09 11:17 AM
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3. I'd be nervous. I'd be calling a pest control company to exterminate it. n/t

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Kali

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Mon Aug-17-09 03:41 PM
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4. looks like a gopher hole to me

Maybe you saw a bumble bee or tarantula hawk go in there but that much dirt looks like a rodent to me.

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Iggo

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Mon Aug-17-09 03:43 PM
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5. When this comes out of the hole, RUN!!!

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Beer Snob-50

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Mon Aug-17-09 03:44 PM
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6. i think you may have a rodent problem ...

i have never seen a wasp nest like that.

now i am just a humble accountant so take it for what it is worth.

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dropkickpa

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Mon Aug-17-09 04:45 PM
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7. Cicada killer, they're super cool, not aggressive

Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 04:58 PM by dropkickpa

I have a couple in my yard, they're cool. Me and Dropkid watch them through the summer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cicada_killer

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Highway61

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Mon Aug-17-09 08:16 PM
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8. Spot on.

That is exactly what it is.(I found out today) I can't believe how big an area one wasp can dig. I am freaked out by it. Swear to God...the dirt scattered is a foot in diameter. My daughter came over tonight after work and she saw the same pictures I posted here. When she actually saw how big it was with the hole off to the side her jaw dropped. I'm telling you, I grew up on a 400 acre dairy farm and I never saw this sort of thing. As scary as it is, it really is amazing. Big enough for a small rabbit to get in.

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kentauros

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Mon Aug-17-09 08:21 PM
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9. Don't worry, Hurricane Bill will take care of it by the end of the week.

As well as everything else not made of concrete... ;)

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