AIBU to be a bit scared of what I've just seen in my shed

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Pictured here. I think I've seen these before but not so many or so big. I thought they were just some feature in the wood of a cheap shed but now I realise something or somethings have actually (gulp) built them. It looks like something(s) is living in them. I saw something winged on one of them then I ran away.

Wasps' nests I think.

They look like wasps nests

Definitely wasps nests.

Look like potter wasps. Small colonies and not aggressive. I'm a bit jealous.

Wasps/hornets?
You could always burn the shed down.

Definitely wasps nests. You need someone like my FIL - he just pulled mine down with his bare hands and threw them in the bin! (I hid). (As did DH!)

Ive got several in my shed. All of them old and not used anymore. I was just careful not to make the shed vibrate too much when getting things out, when they were 'live'. Never had a problem with them. I think they're rather beautiful and reminds me of how amazing nature is.

I thought you were going to say a spider .

They are quite cool!

Wasps nests- scarves, sunglasses, oven mitts and carrier bags are the way I get rid of them!

firstwe

Agree wasps nests or bykes as we call them here.
If you can get someone to get rid of the inhabitants, the nests themselves are beautiful intricate things and worth keeping. Dcs will get brownie points at show and tell...

We had a wasps nest like this in our play house. DH wrapped himself up in all the clothing he owns, and pulled it down himself. Ours was only tiny, only about 4 wasps flew out. We cut it open and it was full of little larvae inside.

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Completely wrong.

Those structures were built by aliens. Prepare to be probed. We have been observing your earth.

pull them down and straight into a bucket of water!

the pic makes them look quite small.

Aw, I thought you were doing an Aunt Ada Doom thread. 'I saw something nasty in the woodshed.'

casual. Eglantine can I borrow your FIL? Forgive any sexism but I think it's a manjob. Daren't mention them to ds.He's always been terrified of anything buzzy 😞

OP, I hate to point it out to you - but as well as wasps nests, your shed also has evil eyes

Aw, wasps are lovely little creatures! If you pick them up nicely they won't sting, they're just nervy.
If you're not allergic.

UnderTheGreenwood

Rapidly going off shed. . .

Get a grip.

Knock them into a container and chuck them in the garden.

Unless I have the scale wrong and they are a foot across and contain 200 wasps, then knock them into a container and chuck them in the garden and run into the house, shutting the door after you.

Is one pink and the other one blue?

Do the wasps have segregated facilities where you live?

I hate wasps but it does seem mean to destroy something they have spent ages building and kill them. However I have no other solution except to lock the shed permanently and wrap it in cling film.