is this a hornet ?

[bezzy0_0]

hello everyone new to site , in my kitchen today came across this guy, around 4cm and even though i have had in past severe allergic reactions to wasp stings, i felt i like to move this insect out of the house and into the garden without killing it, never seen anything like this before apart from smaller wasp types

[Geoff F]

Those brown and reddish markings certainly look like a Hornet.

Although they are large, they are relatively docile, unless you really upset them. Easier to get along with than the Common Wasp.

[eucera]

A hornet - Vespa crabro. It is an unusually dark specimen

[bezzy0_0]

thanks for quick ID appreciated , nice to know harmless though, glad i did not kill it,

[bezzy0_0]

Originally Posted by eucera

A hornet - Vespa crabro. It is an unusually dark specimen

thanks , i thought the very same thing about the very dark colouring too has not see many pics like that.

[eucera]

Without wishing to be alarmist at all, the Hornet isn't exactly harmless.... they do have quite a powerful sting. However,they ARE docile and very unwilling to use their stings unless their lives are directly threatened