An examination of a bald faced hornet nest and some of its occupants.

1. Bald Faced Hornet Nest
Dissection
This dissection was performed AFTER the wasps had died off
from repeated frosts in mid-November, 2006. Do not approach a
wasp nest until the wasps die off, because they are extremely
aggressive. Sometimes, the killing of one wasp can set off a
pheromone trail telling the hive to swarm.That would end up
being a very painful experience for everyone involved.

2. This nest was
hanging from a
limb in our back
yard. Even though
they are called
“hornets”, they are
in the vespid wasp
family and were so
aggressive that we
had to avoid a
portion of the
backyard until the
inhabitants died off
from repeated
frosts in
November.