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Unusual Hornet’s hive

Southside Tena Weibe captured this photo of a very unusual hornet’s hive on her house.
Unusual Hornet’s hive
Unusual Hornet’s hive.

Southside Tena Weibe captured this photo of a very unusual hornet’s hive on her house.

Hornet nests are made of a paper substance derived from saliva and wood pulp. The size of a hornet nest grows in proportion to the size of the colony. Nests may grow to be as large as basketballs.

Nests are only used once; worker populations perish in winter, leaving only the fertilized females to begin new colonies in the coming warm seasons.