p.s. i hate wasps. Nature's Skinheads.
2007-01-15 06:51:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
I forgot to add - i live in Glasgow - hence not exactly tropical.
2007-01-15 07:06:11 · update #1
Wasps will try to hibernate over winter in houses. Although these stripey buzzers are a nuisance, they do contribute to Natures' ecology and balance.
On the other hand, there are some huge, fully grown Wasps, who play a mean game of rugby football. Best to leave those ones alone, global warming or not!
2007-01-15 07:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've got some odd things happening here too. I've seen two caterpillars and a slug. My pansies and irises bloomed in Dec. around Christmas. No ice on Lake Erie...I mean none...not even on the shoreline.
Everything I heard is that it is El Nino, but that begs the question, how is El Nino affected by global warming and is this what is happening? I don't think the answer is in yet.
I'm in the USA along the south shore of Lake Erie. We are usually up to our butts in snow about now...I heard some is predicted for later this week.
2007-01-15 08:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ellie S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal
2007-01-15 06:55:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say where you are from. But i live in southern US and that can be normal as the wasp can get into attics, etc. and head to warmer temps in your house. My guess is the poor creature was looking for warmth and was probably very subdued. Check around your house for its nest.
2007-01-15 07:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by Shar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on were you are either normal or neither. If wasps are not normally active in January in your location, then it is clearly not normal but, the unusually warm weather we are seeing in some locations is not related to global warming, its just weather.
2007-01-15 09:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was probably a queen that was too early because of the mild winter, and almost certainly had come from somewhere in your building.
I agree with the natures skinhead bit...I try to remember they are God's creatures too...but it's difficult!
2007-01-15 07:00:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It may have been with you all the time taking shelter instead of going out in the cold --- when you say fully grown if it was very large it could have been a hornet.
2007-01-15 07:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by Dazzle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I killed about 15 in my bathroom during December, so id go with the warmer weather.
2007-01-15 07:00:50 · answer #8 · answered by khayne666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've still got lobelia flowering in my hanging baskets - from last summer! The world's going mad.
P.S. I hate wasps too.
2007-01-15 07:00:46 · answer #9 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very normal i killed two house flies yesterday. all insects try to hibernate through the colder months. you may well have found butterflies in your loft/attic. they dont all die with the first frost. they hide in and around our homes and on warmer days they may be induced into coming out due to the heat.
2007-01-15 10:59:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋