Hornets

Life in the forest is not easy. One day badgers are digging up your lawn, the other wild pigs attack and right now hornets are chewing on the timber my house is built of. They are amazingly large and able to kill and eat ordinary wasps and bees. Last night their attacks on my bedroom window made me anxious that they might even break the glass. I have made a trap of a cut off PET bottle with some sugar and lemonade but they are not that easily fooled and more drastic measures will be needed soon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet



Note how small the very large fly to the left of the hornets looks!
As always, click on the picture to enlarge it.