“Ally Pally Wasp” is at it again at the World Darts Championship: “There could be thousands”

Dirk van Duijvenbode suddenly danced on the Alexandra Palace stage like the weird uncle at a party during the World Darts Championship yesterday. Not to celebrate a victory, but to avoid a hornet. The now well known “Ally Pally Wasp”.

The World Cup is traditionally held at the “Ally Pally” during holiday times and the appearance of the Wasp has now become almost as traditional. This year too, darts players are unsure of the podium.

PDC, the association organizing the World Cup, says there is little it can do about it. For them, a home is out of the question; several operate out of the imposing Alexandra Palace, a huge building on a hill in north London.

Bright lights aimed at the actors attract wasps to the stage. The hall where the fans sit is much darker. “Ally Pally Wasp” chooses to be the center of attention.

attack

The wasp caused laughter in the room, but Van Duijvenbode couldn’t laugh about it yesterday. “It was a very important moment. After that I threw less and he destroyed me,” said “Aubergenius” after his defeat against Boris Krcmar.

“It really looked like an attack. I actually had to run away from wasps a few times. But yeah, it’s no different. “It could have happened to my opponent too,” the Dutchman concluded.

Favorite Luke Humphries also tackled the Wasp on his debut and thought he could get to grips with it quickly. When he saw the insect on the ground, he immediately stepped on it with his shoe.

stabbed three times

For a moment it looked like the problem was solved, but the wasp fought back. Ross Smith was even stabbed live on television after his victory over Niels Zonneveld. He had an unexpected visitor during an on-stage interview with Sky Sports. “Oh, he caught me.”

At a press conference fifteen minutes later, Smith announced that he had been stung by the hornet a total of three times. “Fortunately, it’s on my left hand. “I throw it with my right hand,” he laughed.

Past world champions Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson have also proven to be welcome victims of the “Ally Pally Wasp”, who already has her own Instagram account. Because dart players who make unexpected maneuvers to escape from the wasp create a beautiful picture.

Biologist Arnold van Vliet from Wageningen University believes that, unlike the PDC, there is a nest in Ally Pally. He explains that the queen normally builds one nest a year, but this year, due to extreme heat, a second nest has likely started.

“I can imagine they would find a nice place to nest in such a large hall. There could be thousands of wasps there,” says Van Vliet. “And they need food, so they seek it out. “Adult wasps can also feed on sweets, and in a hall like this, with so many people, there are plenty of those.”

strange story

Entomologist Jan Smit, an expert on wasps, thinks it’s a strange story. He does not believe there are active nests, but he believes there may be queens in the building trying to survive the winter.

“The heat brought on by the event reactivates them. “It’s also possible that someone consciously or unconsciously brought a wasp with them,” says Smit.

People come and go during the World Darts Championship. When the afternoon session ends, approximately 3,500 fans leave the building through multiple doors, with the same number re-entering the building a short time later.

Nothing was heard about the hornets that attacked Van Duijvenbode. If anyone saw this, the World Cup organization would want to know before they suffer further.

Source: NOS

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