Photos by DON BARTLING
Bald-faced hornets created this paper-like hive by collecting and chewing naturally occurring fibers. The wood fiber mixes with their saliva to become a pulpy substance that they can then form into place.
September 19, 2019
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Bald-faced hornets preparing for fall
“I may think that hornets do not have an ideal social organization. But I know better than to poke their nest.” — Fred Reed