Screw wasps.
We had 150+ yr old house in NY a while ago that had sat vacant for a bit, so there were all sorts of critters in there and the attic. For a few days I kept hearing a scratching/chewing sound in the bathroom but couldn't pinpoint it. Set some mouse traps and we left for a week for Christmas. (And I turned the heat down way down to maybe 45 cause I'm a cheap bastard.)
Return home and upon opening the bathroom door I'm greeted by about 200 dead yellow/black hornets all over the floor. Those m-effers had chewed a hole through the plaster in the ceiling right above the toilet. Got very lucky with the timing and the door being closed, there wasn't a radiator in the bathroom so im guessing they all froze.
I wish I could find the photos of it because some of them were a solid 2+" while others were more normal sized.
I'm just so happy I wasn't on the can when they broke through.
I patched the hole and never went up to investigate. Sold the house that spring.
We had 150+ yr old house in NY a while ago that had sat vacant for a bit, so there were all sorts of critters in there and the attic. For a few days I kept hearing a scratching/chewing sound in the bathroom but couldn't pinpoint it. Set some mouse traps and we left for a week for Christmas. (And I turned the heat down way down to maybe 45 cause I'm a cheap bastard.)
Return home and upon opening the bathroom door I'm greeted by about 200 dead yellow/black hornets all over the floor. Those m-effers had chewed a hole through the plaster in the ceiling right above the toilet. Got very lucky with the timing and the door being closed, there wasn't a radiator in the bathroom so im guessing they all froze.
I wish I could find the photos of it because some of them were a solid 2+" while others were more normal sized.
I'm just so happy I wasn't on the can when they broke through.
I patched the hole and never went up to investigate. Sold the house that spring.