I personally don't think its the RF that attracts them. I have been on many
towers and tanks with no antennas mounted and still have to deal with my
little friends. Personally I think its the heat that the metal draws from
the sun and the static electricity present on the face of the steel.
And I agree with Butch. They are pretty passive unless they have built a
nest up there and you are the lucky one to find it or you happen to grip one
while climbing. This is obviously avoided by using gloves.
You really should be more concerned with birds (hawks, eagles, etc) that may
nest or roost up there and snakes. Yes..snakes like to go up there too.
And then there is the real beast everyone should be worried
about....FALLING! 100% tie off at all times please.
Be safe and say hi to the bees for me. :-)
-B-
Butch Evans writes:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know what causes the swarming behavior in wasps around
towers. I dont mean a few of them hanging out having a smoke and
sharpening their stingers. I mean the big swarms of hundreds. We were
at 4 different locations yesterday. All of them were unclimbable due to
swarms of wasps. No nests on the structures either.
They are attracted to the RF for some reason. As for climbing, they are
generally docile (at least around here). We usually see them around this
time of year (or a bit later) as it starts to cool off. I suspect that the
RF warms them. Either way, the ones around here usually are around
50-150'. It is spooky climbing through them, but so long as you don't set
your hand on one, they are pretty calm. I was on a water tower a few
years ago that had HUNDREDS of wasps floating around the top.
Unfortunately, I was around the top, too. I spent 4 hours "in the swarm"
with no stings.
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