Insect lovers WTF is this?

**98tls** · 28th November 2007, 18:44

Came home today to find this thing on my curtain,sure it wasnt there when i left as it sticks out like a 3rd ball on a greyhound.After the

my first thought was to

as i am not really that fond of..well things look like this,couldnt believe the size of it and have never seen one before.The dog went nuts when he saw it (then again he chases flies) but i managed to get it to crawl onto some paper then took it outside.

**Mom** · 28th November 2007, 18:49

Crazy man! That is the extremly dangerous long sting tailed Leptropedarious Hugmonius Frigniest Wasp. How you even were brave enough to encourage it on to something to transport it out side is beyond me.

You should have called Maha man, he deals to rats with the nastiest flyspray known to man.

**Steam** · 28th November 2007, 18:53

Noo Zilund has quite a few different kinds of native wasps, all harmless and stupid, much friendlier than real stingy wasps. That's one of them.
I'll try to look it up in my book of NZ insects...

**Daffyd** · 28th November 2007, 18:57

Yup, pretty certain it's some type of wasp. We have them down here.
Not as nasty or aggressive as the Yellow and Black ones AFAIK.

**Steam** · 28th November 2007, 19:01

No, I was wrong, it's Rhyssa_persuasoria, the largest ichneumon fly and an impressive insect. Associated with mature pine woods and flies October - November. Female uses long ovipositor to lay parasitise larvae inside the giant wood wasp which are located deep in living timber.
FOund all over the world in climates like ours.

**98tls** · 28th November 2007, 19:02

Originally Posted by Steam

Noo Zilund has quite a few different kinds of native wasps, all harmless and stupid, much friendlier than real stingy wasps. That's one of them.
I'll try to look it up in my book of NZ insects...

Cheers Steam,it didnt look to friendly but flew off to scare the shite out of someone else.

**Steam** · 28th November 2007, 19:06

Ah, I read that the Rhyssa Persuasoria is a kind of wasp, so we were right.

**dangerous** · 28th November 2007, 19:40

98... I think I would have grabed the shotie and blowen the sucker clean out the window, taking with it the curtin... and Id have made sure I hit it cos just like the common wasp if you miss it it comes after ya with a few mates.
Is that stork hanging out its arse, really a part of it? or is it a line on the curtin, how bloody long is that?

**chanceyy** · 28th November 2007, 19:46

ewwwwwwwwwww 98 that thing is farken huge .. keep it down your way thanks

**98tls** · 28th November 2007, 19:49

Originally Posted by dangerous

98... I think I would have grabed the shotie and blowen the sucker clean out the window, taking with it the curtin... and Id have made sure I hit it cos just like the common wasp if you miss it it comes after ya with a few mates.
Is that stork hanging out its arse, really a part of it? or is it a line on the curtin, how bloody long is that?

Got a 3006 that would have put a dent in it but thought live and let live,the stork was part of the farkin thing D,i figure it was 15cm top to toe.Angry looking fucker to boot.

**doc** · 28th November 2007, 19:50

Originally Posted by dangerous

98... I think I would have grabed the shotie and blowen the sucker clean out the window, taking with it the curtin... and Id have made sure I hit it cos just like the common wasp if you miss it it comes after ya with a few mates.
Is that stork hanging out its arse, really a part of it? or is it a line on the curtin, how bloody long is that?

And I was thinking of stopping off at your place next time I was passing thru.
Back to the idea of camping overnite in Hagley park.