In article >, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:19:24 -0500, notbob > wrote:
>
> >On 2006-10-22, OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
> >
> >> I do, however, kill tarantula wasps on sight!
> >
> >Why?
> >
> Because she prefers tarantulas? In any casem it's a huge wasp.
> http://www.bugman123.com/Bugs/Photos/TarantulaHawk1.jpg
> I've never seen one. It would scare the bejeezus out of me if I did.

They're like bumblewasps. I have no more fear of them than bumblebees.
Big orange legged black wasps in my neck of the desert making beelines
somewhere or the other in search of tarantulas.
I go out of my way to seek and destroy yellow jacket structures in my
yard. A grandkid on a hot day in midsummer in the wrong place isn't
something I wish to experience. The damned things have nailed me for
absolutely no other reason than the heat of the day from a hidden nest
while I was mowing the lawn more than once. Yellow jackets make a bee
sting feel like a tickle to me. I'm not allergic to either.

leo

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