Monday, July 22, 2019

Hornet's nest....


This was in our crab apple tree a few years ago.  I forget what we did or if we did anything.

From my experience with them at the orchard, they are not aggressive unless they are messed with. as in doing something to make them feel threatened , or if there is a storm coming. 

RE the flowers in yesterday's post, special thanks to John at By Stargoose and Hanglands, I now know it is Partridge Pea.


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16 comments:

  1. Ginny HartzlerJuly 23, 2019 at 12:15 AM

    Still scary!!!

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  2. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"July 23, 2019 at 1:43 AM

    A thing of great beauty. Hornets constructed a nest in our local nature reserve last year and the warden thought it necessary to put a sign on it saying "Do not disturb the hornets' nest" - as if anyone would!

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  3. Bill July 23, 2019 at 3:13 AM

    We've only had one like that once---- and that was in our pump house! Yes, our water comes from a well. THe nests are amazing. THe wasps/hornets I can live without. I've grown to like bees, especially bumble bees and mason bees.

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  4. AnnJuly 23, 2019 at 4:52 AM

    That nest is huge.

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  5. Laurel WoodJuly 23, 2019 at 6:16 AM

    Wonderful photo of that huge nest. When we took the window shutters down, there were many kinds of small nests behind them. Scary!

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  6. Red Rose AlleyJuly 23, 2019 at 8:05 AM

    Oh my, isn't that something? The hornet's nest is delicate and so intriguing. I wonder what it is made from?

    ~Sheri

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  7. MadSnapper n BeauJuly 23, 2019 at 8:36 AM

    this hornets nest is actually pretty. the ones daddy used to burn were ugly. I loved to stand way back, watch him wrap a piece of cloth round and round the end of a can fishing pole, pour kerosene on it, and set on fire and BURN the nest... you know I love FIRE

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  8. RuthieJuly 23, 2019 at 9:13 AM

    I am always impressed with what insects can do by working together Friendship

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  9. ushasuryaJuly 23, 2019 at 10:51 AM

    Good thing you did not mess with them !! They are terrible ! We had them building a nest in our balcony..but mercifully the kids flew away soon and we sprayed some insecticide on the abandoned nest and destroyed it !!
    Devi :))

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  10. donJuly 23, 2019 at 10:59 AM

    I hope you just left it alone. It’s an impressive shot

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  11. donJuly 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM

    I hope you just left it alone. It’s an impressive shot

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  12. StevenJuly 23, 2019 at 12:32 PM

    That looks like quite a huge nest that you don't want to bump into! Splendid clarity captured here!

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  13. ElaineHJuly 23, 2019 at 3:02 PM

    That is a really big wasp nest! A great find but a little intimidating! Beautiful detail and color.

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  14. HappyKJuly 23, 2019 at 3:13 PM

    Wow that is some nest!!

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  15. Ruth HiebertJuly 23, 2019 at 4:05 PM

    That is quite the nest.I wouldn't want to mess with them.

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  16. KodakJuly 23, 2019 at 6:52 PM

    That's a really big nest. I think I'd keep my distance.

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