July 17, 20188 yr It was revealed yesterday that calls to NHS direct about insect bites have more than doubled. Got me thinking what are the best and worst. Based on native ones; I'm going for wasps/hornets as worst and shield bugs are favourites.
July 18, 20188 yr Don't mind big dopey Bumblebees Wasps and Nistelrooy flies on the other hand can fuck right off.
July 18, 20188 yr Horseflies are horrible bastards and there are loads near where i live - i'm guaranteed a bite a week minimum from Jun till Aug. They will follow you half a mile just to take a chunk out of you, totally unprovoked. Easy to kill though, once they've bitten you.
July 18, 20188 yr Author Apparently horse flies have saw like mouth parts which means that they hurt more when they bite. Oh, and like mozzies, it's only the females that bite!
July 18, 20188 yr Oh, and like Hag Fold, it's only the females that bite! The big colourful butterflies like this one (Peacock) are ace - by all accounts they are so territorial they'll even take on small birds
July 18, 20188 yr The big colourful butterflies like this one (Peacock) are ace - by all accounts they are so territorial they'll even take on small birds Butterflies taking on a bird? Come on yer cunts! I'll fuckin' 'ave yer, you bastards!
July 23, 20188 yr Always been shit scared of spiders. Wish I wasn’t and know they’re harmless but the fuckers freak me out
July 23, 20188 yr Author Anyone noticed wasps going through their carnivorous phase? Attacking flies all over the place
July 24, 20188 yr Bumblebees absolute favourite. Have filled the garden with plants that they like. Dopey bastards are lovely to watch Hate wasps with a passion after two got stuck in my shirt sleeve in a beer garden in Middleton a few years ago. Christ that hurt. That said, horseflies beat everything. Still have scars on my legs after a round of golf a couple of years ago. So painful at the time I googled it. Whereas wasps, mozzies, etc just basically stick a needle in you, these fuckers have jaws like a rusty saw and literally rip your skin apart
July 24, 20188 yr Anyone noticed wasps going through their carnivorous phase? Attacking flies all over the place We had a few bees int loft and bastard wasps have taken them out
July 25, 20188 yr The Bees have landed in Manchester !! (well Bee in the city sculptures) Great for taking younger kids to find a few in the holidays.
July 25, 20188 yr I hate woodlice, horrible little bastards. I like bees, though wasps can fuck off. questioning what woodlice are to the know-alls that point out that spiders arent insects was always funny.
July 25, 20188 yr wasps are flying bastards, i hold them in the same regard as traffic wardens ladybirds are my favorite. proper useful in the garden too.
July 25, 20188 yr Author Sadly, wasps are also useful in the garden as they take out other insects. Trouble is they take out us to. On the wire less earlier, a bee farmer saying there's been a couple of outbreaks of a particular hornet which have been put down quickly. They wait outside honey bee nests and eat them all. Big bastards.
It was revealed yesterday that calls to NHS direct about insect bites have more than doubled.
Got me thinking what are the best and worst.
Based on native ones; I'm going for wasps/hornets as worst and shield bugs are favourites.