Day before yesterday I was in the garden preparing for some block paving sometime soon. As I paused for a minute, I realised I had a rather large insect on my shirt - just about on my belly - and wondered what it was.
Although I am not really familiar with them, I later identified it as a hornet. Yellow 'face' and mostly reddish-brown.
Was I lucky it didn't sting me? Or are they fairly unlikely to do so? I have heard that hornet stings are quite unpleasant - any experiences?