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    Bumblebees..every morning?

    They definitely are not wood boring bees... It is in the Genus Bombus, but I'm not familiar enough with Scotland species to tell you any more than that =P
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    Bumblebees..every morning?

    It sounds like there is a nest somewhere there. Maybe in the wall, in the floor, or some crawl space of the house. In such instances, workers often find their way into the "living" section of the house and people wonder where they could have come from. No need to worry though, just release any...
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    Super Crickets?

    Wow I would love to get my hands on a couple of these "super crickets". I haven't seen any at the shops around my area
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    Bee drinking water

    Very nice video, I enjoyed watching it. Thanks for sharing :)
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    japanese beetles

    I've seen reddish variations of the Japanese beetles before. They're not uncommon. Why don't you try breeding one of the many NATIVE beetles. The Japanese beetles certainly do not need any help breeding, they have already done enough of that on their own
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    Found a house centipede yesterday.

    Hmmm. I'm fine with just about all insects on this earth. But the house centipedes are one thing which I am NOT ok with. They terrorize me during the summer
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    Dolichovespula maculata queen?

    Got any other shots of her? She has a very dark color pattern probably typical of western specimens
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    how do you make your roach food?

    I just mix various dried ingredients in a bag. Stuff that needs ground up, i take outside to my shed and hit it with a sledge hammer (gently of course). The dry diet is also supplemented with fresh fruits and veggies
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    A nice surprise!

    Yeah it was pretty warm here too! I didn't see any of those interesting species though :D We often get "breaks" in the winter, throughout January and February usually, where it warms up and the Polistes come out to sun themselves. It's not real spring though!
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    Ants : (

    Acrobat ants wiped out one of my indoor wasp colonies two years ago. I had to move all my insects out of that room and spray it with insecticide (raid ant spray) to get rid of the darn things. They got into everything anywhere, no matter where in the room it was. They haven't returned since...
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    Ughhhh

    hahaha Yeah, I told my parents that I am keeping some "beetles". They would flip if they knew it was wood roaches, just because the name "roach" sounds bad. Really, they aren't any different than beetles, so I don't feel as if I am lieing to them
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    Ughhhh

    Who says you absolutely need to keep on expanding your collection? Enjoy what you have and learn as much as you can. Then as you get older you can keep on adding new things
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    What the heck is this???

    They are very strange creatures, in my opinion. I've only ever seen one once and they look ancient
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    Paper wasps compete for Darwin award

    Based off the nest size, it looks like it might already be on it's second year. i would not expect one of these to last for more than three years. A 10 year Vespa nest?! That sounds impossible. He may be talking about something else... I would be careful while trying to rig up a device to...
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    Paper wasps compete for Darwin award

    They could be investigating the holes just to see if there is food in there. Social wasps are always very curious Yes, they are a species of Vespa. I am not sure which species are in Thailand That nest is truly a masterpiece! Keep us posted on what happens with it
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    Paper wasps compete for Darwin award

    That is a species of Vespa. certainly not what I was expecting! Vespa are not wood borers. They scrape off the sturdy gray fibers to use as building material (as in your photo), but the wood boring wasps you mention must be a different type Let me know if they abandon the nest. I would be...
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    Paper wasps compete for Darwin award

    That is so amazing! I would love to have something like that for my collection. How long have they been building it? Can you get closer shots of the wasps so we can ID them?
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    Neat wasps

    First image is a male Polistes metricus Second and third are Scolia dubia Last image is a female Polistes metricus
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    Yjackets

    Got any pics of your collection? There should be very few larvae (if any) left in the nest by November. The few that may be left are usually dead - they can't take cold temps and the adults cannibalize or evict them Perennial colonies are very uncommon, so it would be extremely unlikely for...
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    Yjackets

    Good choice! :) :) Those are Vespula squamosa by the way. Don't do any digging until at least November
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