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Giant Hornets Headed for Britain?
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:00 pmby vtmarik
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007080651,00.html
From the article:
SWARMS of giant hornets which wipe out honey bees are set to invade Britain — due to global warming.
The 1.8 inch monster insects have already devastated bee populations in huge areas of France.
Now they are expected to cross the Channel and swoop on British honey bees who are just a quarter of their size.
The Asian hornets, with a three-inch wingspan, can also attack humans with their stings. Their bite has been compared to a hot nail entering the body.
Dude, I thought killer bees were bad, but you guys are really screwed.
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:03 pmby edmundomcpot
hmmm...suppose it cant be helped
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:25 pmby vtmarik
Has nobody seen the National Geographic special "Hornets From Hell?"
Where's the panic, where's the freakout?
Oh wait, I forgot. It's Britain. You guys don't freak out over every little thing.
That's America's shtick. Got it.
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:30 pmby Baron von Blitz
Why would a people, who eat
Toad-in-the-Hole and
Bubbly & Squeak, be afraid of a few insects
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:52 pmby MeDeFe
I have seen the sandwiches they eat, they fear NOTHING!
Re: Giant Hornets Headed for Britain?
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:59 pmby Genghis Khant
vtmarik wrote:http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007080651,00.html
From the article:
SWARMS of giant hornets which wipe out honey bees are set to invade Britain — due to global warming.
The 1.8 inch monster insects have already devastated bee populations in huge areas of France.
Now they are expected to cross the Channel and swoop on British honey bees who are just a quarter of their size.
The Asian hornets, with a three-inch wingspan, can also attack humans with their stings. Their bite has been compared to a hot nail entering the body.
Dude, I thought killer bees were bad, but you guys are really screwed.
I see our tabloid press is banging on about immigrants again...
Re: Giant Hornets Headed for Britain?
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:59 pmby The1exile
Genghis Khant wrote:I see our tabloid press banging on about immigrants again...
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:00 pmby spinwizard
LOL that was good!
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:19 pmby Phobia
major bumpage, that immigrant comment was quite funny
ah well, it all evens out. if global warming does cause this, it wont be long before global warming stops the warm air coming from the Caribbean to britain, which will freeze the kingdom and kill all these hornets! then we have a freezing problem
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:01 pmby MeDeFe
These last two days the weather was actually pretty good here. 5-10° C, sunshine, not bad at all. Actually pretty good compared to what it was like before.
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:07 pmby gethine
if we just do a bit of genetic modification on our bees, nothing major - just make them four inches in size - there would be no problem. we could train them to attack back and swarm across france. easy.
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:08 pmby MeDeFe
The frogs would eat them...
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:19 pmby neoni
don't think scotland has to worry
Re: Giant Hornets Headed for Britain?
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:14 pmby strike wolf
vtmarik wrote:http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007080651,00.html
From the article:
SWARMS of giant hornets which wipe out honey bees are set to invade Britain — due to global warming.
The 1.8 inch monster insects have already devastated bee populations in huge areas of France.
Now they are expected to cross the Channel and swoop on British honey bees who are just a quarter of their size.
The Asian hornets, with a three-inch wingspan, can also attack humans with their stings. Their bite has been compared to a hot nail entering the body.
Dude, I thought killer bees were bad, but you guys are really screwed.
And here I thought this was going to be a joke topic.
Re: Giant Hornets Headed for Britain?
Posted:
Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:23 amby vtmarik
strike wolf wrote:
And here I thought this was going to be a joke topic.
I'm full of surprises aren't I?
I really hope these creatures don't adapt to Britain's climate, because they've got a nasty reputation and a skin-dissolving sting.
Re: Giant Hornets Headed for Britain?
Posted:
Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:01 amby Ronaldinho
vtmarik wrote:http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007080651,00.html
From the article:
SWARMS of giant hornets which wipe out honey bees are set to invade Britain — due to global warming.
The 1.8 inch monster insects have already devastated bee populations in huge areas of France.
Now they are expected to cross the Channel and swoop on British honey bees who are just a quarter of their size.
The Asian hornets, with a three-inch wingspan, can also attack humans with their stings. Their bite has been compared to a hot nail entering the body.
Dude, I thought killer bees were bad, but you guys are really screwed.
just went a purchased my new flame thrower
bring it on hornets
Posted:
Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:40 amby MeDeFe
I prefer the backhandslap-windowbounce-swiftkickfloorcrusher combo, lethal against any insect up to the size of a sparrow and no smaller than an average fly.
Posted:
Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:52 pmby 2dimes
MeDeFe wrote:I prefer the backhandslap-windowbounce-swiftkickfloorcrusher combo, lethal against any insect up to the size of a sparrow and no smaller than an average fly.
You should do it to the nest.
Have a pal video it so we can see you pwning the hornets.