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There's a reaaaaally big wasp/hornet/thing in my kitchen. It's nearly 2 inches long, and very dark colored, no visible stripes (from 10 feet away, at least).

What is it, and how do I get rid of it? D:
>> Anonymous
Heeeeelp meeee D:

Btw, picture only sorta related, this isn't the same wasp, and the one in my kitchen doesn't look really like that. D:
>> Anonymous
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The only way.
>> Anonymous
I would if I could, but I'm afraid the rest of my kitchen is allergic to flamethrowers. D:
>> Anonymous
Let it outside, you child.

Get over your irrational fear of insects.
>> Anonymous
You are a brave anon for even standing 10 feet away. I'd be running around screaming or something. :) I would say your best bet is try to find some wasp/hornet killer and spray it.
>> Anonymous
anger it, so it will sting something(preferably a younger sibling) then it should fall to the ground and die
>> Anonymous
>>275376
Irrational fear, imo, is OMG A FLY RUN.
A huge ass aggressive insect that could leave quite a nasty wound? Pretty damn rational to me.

>>275377
That's me. My husband wouldn't get that close, his biggest fear is wasps/bees/hornets/etc D: I ran out of wasp spray when three of them decided to live in my side view mirror on my car last month.

>>275380
It's me and my husband, nobody else. We're both scared shitless of the thing.

I got dressed up all gothy and went out there to open a window, and I couldn't find it, which means
a) It's in my house somewhere, waiting
b) It left.

My husband (optimistically) theorizes that it saw two big things and decided to leave.

In any case, crisis temporarily averted D: Thanks for the advice.
>> Anonymous
it's a Tarantula Hawk, the sting is VERY poisonousness
>> Anonymous
Tarantula hawks are up to two inches (50mm) long with a blue-black body and bright rust-colored wings. They are among the largest of wasps. The bright rust coloring that they have on their wings is also known as aposematic coloring; this warns potential predators that they are dangerous. Their long legs end with hooked claws for grappling with their victims. The stinger of a female tarantula hawk can be up to 1/3 inch (7 mm) long, and delivers a sting which is rated amongst the most painful in the insect world.

jezus fuck christ, I'll scream like a little girl if I ever see one of those
>> Anonymous
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>>275402
>> Anonymous
>>275380

Lol'd at this, thats only with honey bees.

Anyways, what i always do with trapped wasps is calmy put two paper cups between it so it eventually crawls inside, then close the cups so that it is trapped and released outside
>> Anonymous
>These wasps are usually not aggressive[1], but the sting, particularly of Pepsis formosa, is among the most painful of any insect. Commenting on his own experience, one researcher described the pain as "...immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations."[2] In terms of scale, the wasp's sting is rated at the top of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, second only to that of the bullet ant.[2] Because of their extremely large stingers, very few animals are able to eat them; one of the few animals that can is the roadrunner.

sounds fun
>> Anonymous
its been said that when you get stung you might as well lay down and scream
>> Anonymous
that thing'll fuck your shit up gtfo your house
>> Anonymous
most large non-striped wasps you see in the US are solitary wasps, they're the least agressive little shits anywhere, leave 'em be they eat other shit you don't want in your house
>> Anonymous
when i was young i caught a wasp under one of those screens that are for keeping windows open without letting bugs in. i sprayed him in the eyes with chemical cleaning sprays and then threw him down the drain. i feel guilty about it now. i hope he forgives me.
>> shit whocares
fuckin shit i got about 5 of those throughout the day flying around mi house