From:	Quantum <a.hides@*******.QUT.EDU.AU>
Subject:	Re: (Back on topic) Insect spirits living in my bathroom
Date:	Mon, 25 May 1998 10:56:55 +1000

> > >> What about a hornet? They aren't big nasty critters - if you leave
them
> > >> alone they'll leave you alone. Not only that but many of the PCs would
> > >> think it was a wasp and be terrified :)
> > >Hornets are ornery buggers. I've been holding the
> > >homefront against them for a couple weeks now: they're all over my
> > >house, in my yard, etc.
> >
> > Call an exterminator pronto! Never try to take out their hive on your
> > own. Since they're all armed and likely smarter than all of us, they will
> > open up a can 'o wh00p ass and pour that noise all over you...
> >
> > >I've seen them attack and kill bumblebees

Ok. I'm guessing that the things that we call hornets in Australia are
different to the ones in America. The ones in Australia are just black
and orange things that can't even sting. All the do is build annoying mud
nests....

Quantum