Wasps

[cycli]

Wasps aren't really funny

They're quite a serious beast.

Especially in the Autumn,

when they;re searching for a feast.

The reason's not so obvious

to those not in the know.

The Queen has turfed them out on mass.

To them it's quite a blow.

We shouldn't underestimate

The good all wasps endow.

Nature needs their industry

To cull the bugs somehow.

So when you're feeling murderous

Give a thought to nature.

Try to stop your killing spree

and grasp the bigger picture

Many types of wasp exist

Four thousand. Not a lie.

Of all these types only a few

Make nests to make you cry.

The work-wasp-ship exquisite

Such a creative caper.

They chew up wood and spit it out

To form a kind of paper

The only hitch is where it's built.

Inside the house is worst.

It's dodgy work to clear it out

It gives one quite a thirst.

Males don't sting, females do.

They are the busy workers.

Destroy their work at your own risk

They'll sting you like berserkers.

At end of term the Queen will make

a thousand Queens or more

and drones to mate these Queens of hers

then hibernate for sure.

So when you see a queen in spring

Don't squash it out of hand.

Consider where it wants to nest

They're vital for the land.

[Bcol]

Brilliant as always. 🐝🐝🐝

[cycli in reply to Bcol]

Cheers Bcol. Flatterer

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

🙂

[cycli in reply to DorsetLady]

They are constantly on my mind. Still can't train because they are still exiting the nest in the roof and coming into my turbo room🤥

[Bcol in reply to cycli]

Perhaps, if there are enough of them you get them to fly into a wheel, spin and generate some electricity!!!!! (mind you it's just possible that is a stupid idea!!)

[cycli in reply to Bcol]

Only possibility would be an enclosed vortex with mini turbine. However would require a lure to keep them generating vortex. They can't refuel inflight unlike our fighter jets using an adapted Vulcan bomber for refuelling.

[Bcol in reply to cycli]

Hmm, will have to think about that one!!

[cycli in reply to Bcol]

then you are as mad as me

[Bcol in reply to cycli]

Don't think there was any doubt about that!!

[Estellemac in reply to cycli]

A lot of sensible thinky stuff there!!

[cycli in reply to Estellemac]

😂😂you joining the bonkers crew Estellemac?

[Estellemac in reply to cycli]

Defo me and Parker my man servant don’t go a day without a bonkers experience.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Estellemac]

Did you get a notification for the Parker Poem below?

[Estellemac in reply to PMRpro]

just checked the notifications cant find one but found it here below from cycli

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Estellemac]

That's what I meant - thought you'd like to see it!

[Estellemac in reply to PMRpro]

Cheers chuck 👍

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to cycli]

Joining???? She's been a paid-up member for YEARS! You won't remember the Parker epistles ...

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

do tell

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to cycli]

Have a look at her profile page - they should be there,

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

Have done so. Love Parker McStabby. Nice to have Estellemac on here.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to cycli]

I think we could do with some Parker - carefully related to PMR of course ...

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

Parker McStabby of years gone by

is spoken of well though he's ever so shy.

Carer of note for one Estellemac

Housework and cooking he has her back.

Now not working an eight hour day

no more injections are needed, hooray.

Ap-pix-a-ban does the job you see

No tests and checks for thee and me.

Pred-ni-so-lone is the drug of choice.

Reduction of pain makes us all rejoice.

The downside we know is the loss of muscle.

Weight gain and fat makes it hard to hustle.

Take it or leave it this is our lot.

Pills for all sorts including blood clot.

This is not how we planned our old age.

No longer active, at least we are sage.

[Estellemac in reply to PMRpro]

Working on it but mostly PMR related

[cycli in reply to Estellemac]

it's hard isn't it. Just repaired the fencing on the cattle grid for the umpteenth time. Local farmer can't drive his tractor for toffee. Always hitting the woodwork. Deserves a poem of his own.

[Estellemac in reply to cycli]

Great Parker poem loving your work

[cycli in reply to Estellemac]

Thanks Estellemac. Can't seem to help it. Been writing ditties, mostly to amuse friends since early twenties. Always on the spur of the moment. Used to write them while having a beer after an event.

[Bcol in reply to cycli]

All the more the merrier.

[Charlie1boy]

nice one!

[Artandpoetry]

👏👏

[SheffieldJane]

👏👏👏👏👏

[Kendrew]

Love that. 😀

[KASHMIRI1]

That is great wasps are brilliant pollinators and eat problematic bugs out in our gardens. If you dont flap around them they leave you alone

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to KASHMIRI1]

I carry a beer mat in my handbag to put on my Aperol spritz! My husband used to go mad if a wasp approached, really spoilt my drink in the sun!

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

by and large they don't bother you if you don't flap.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to cycli]

I don't, he did. But even my calm demeanor doesn't stop the little b"$$^*S trying to drown themselves in my Aperol spritz!!!!! And lord knows what they have on their feet ...

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

Blame the Queen. They desperately need the sugars. The female workers feed off the exudation of the grubs and when ejected from the nest in Autumn are starving deprived of their food source.

[KASHMIRI1 in reply to PMRpro]

Great idea

[El50 in reply to KASHMIRI1]

Wish that they would stay in the garden!!!

[Flutterbies57]

Bad timing !!! I just got stung by one ! 🤬

[diana1998]

I had one in bed with me years ago which stung me on the boob. Big trauma! Painful for days. Very few wasps this year.

[cycli in reply to diana1998]

I think we have them all

[Poshdog]

🐝🐝 love it!!

[prunus]

Really appreciated the poem. They certainly have their place in nature, but we have all suffered their stings. This year I let a queen out early in the season but have seen few since.

[123-go]

Love the poem-don’t love wasps! I swell up like a balloon when stung.

[cycli in reply to 123-go]

sorry to hear that. Luckily they don't affect me. Must be immune.

[Stills]

thanks for the ditty it gave me a real buzz!