what the hell came in my bedroom window?

Question

this morning a type monster came in my window the hum was so loud and deep it woke me up, it was over an inch long and although it was wasp shaped it was HUGE! Anyone know what it was please.

Answer 1

Most likely a hornet, or it could have been a beetle depending where you live.

Answer 2

I would need to know what area you live in.

If it is the united states it could havebeen a number of creatures.

1. A Saw fly. These are wasp relatives that do not sting but can deliver a painful bite. Like their name suggests however they resemble large(very large) flies.

2. A sand wasp. These are huge caterpillar predators that burrow into the ground and carry down caterpillars as food for their young.

3. A European hornet. This invasive species is larger than our domestic bald faced hornet and more aggressive as well. They are hornet shaped but brown and yellow.

4. Our native bald faced hoornet. They can reach nearly an inch long. They are black with light cream markings.

5. A cicada Killer. These HUGE wasps resemble European hornets but are much larger. They are not agressive but are very scary to someone who does not know what they are.

6. It could have been a cicada. With your discription of the noise I have to put this in. They make a distinct roar that is unmistakable. However they look more like giant flies, and I do mean GIANT. Some are two inches long not counting the wings and are 3/4 of an inch or more wide in the body.

June bugs are beetles so it would not be one of those. They are not even remotely wasp like.

BTW If you live in the UK go with noalad

Answer 3

If your visitor looked like a large wasp then it was probably a queen wasp. They are larger than the adult workers and have bigger wings which is why they make more noise.

If it was the same shape as a wasp but a darker colour (dark reddish brown)and about 1.5 to 2 times the size, then it was probably a hornet. If this was the case you are lucky it did not sting you. They are very unpredictable and do not need an excuse to sting repeatedly. Hornet stings hurt like the devil and last some time.

If your insect was none of the above and did not look like a wasp, it could have been any one of the thousands of insect species that inhabit our world. Most of them are quite harmless.

Answer 4

Are you in Britain?..If so...
It was probably a maybug, they are around 2" long 1/2" wide and often fly into windows. The proper name for them is Cockchaffers. They are called Maybugs as they are actively flying about in May.They have a deep hum, I often find them on the floor outside having crashed into our windows.

Answer 5

Your choices are:
Big Hornet
Bee-Wolf Wasp (They both look like really big wasps)

Violet Carpenter Bee- Huge black wasp-shaped, but its a bee and is actually harmless (amazing violet wings if you stop to look)
All three are now indigenous to the UK

Answer 6

Almost definitely a hornet - like a giant scary wasp - more dangerous, painful sting.

Answer 7

That sounds like a HORNET
its a good thing you awoke when you did
because if it stung you when you were asleep
you would have dreamt that you were
being impaled slowly on a red hot rusty spike
before waking in agony[Not nice creatures by any means]

Answer 8

an inch is not huge. where are you? the yanks brag about having big things is it one of them, it could also bee a honey monster looking for some honey, one never knows with these big monsters where the try to get into,

Answer 9

I used to get moths come in at night, big dusty mothers that would bat about the light aimlessly.
If it was the day time, then I sounds like a Hornet.
Dark Red.

Answer 10

It might be my spirit, dear. Sometimes I experienced out of body separation when I sleep. I like to check out cute girls when my spirit is out of my body in their bedrooms, and you happened to be the one this morning. Good enough, yes?

If it's black yellowish and fly clumsily, it's probably a bumble bee.