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Black bee with white stripes1/27/2024 A Bald-Faced Hornet’s sting is painful because it contains a venom. Unlike some other stinging insects which can only sting once, bald-faced hornets can sting multiple times because their stingers are not barbed. Animals or humans can be attacked by a large number of aggressive wasps. Whatever you do, do not disturb a bald-faced hornet’s nest! Bald-faced hornets are very protective of their hives. The queen builds a new nest every spring. A hornet colony consists of a queen and many workers, and a single bald-faced hornet’s nest may contain over 400 workers!Įach winter, only the queens survive in protected places like rock piles, hollow trees, under bark and in the walls and attics of buildings. For nests located near human activity, extreme caution is needed. A bald-faced hornet’s nest is grey in color and can be over 2 feet long. Instead, you’ll always find the nests at least 3 feet above the ground in bushes, shrubs, fences, lights, and under the eaves of buildings. How to Spot a Bald-Faced Hornet Nest Bald-Faced Hornets’ Nestīald-faced hornets do not build their nests in the ground like Digger Wasps and Cicada Killer Wasps do. Here are 3 important facts about bald-faced hornets to know in case you see them flying around your yard in the coming weeks. Similarly to other wasps, bald-faced hornets have long, thin bodies that are black, as well as their own unique, off-white pattern covering most of their faces (that’s what gives bald-faced hornets their name!) While they are called “hornets,” these stinging pests are technically members of the wasp family, just like Yellow Jackets and Paper Wasps. Bald-faced hornets are a large species of stinging insect which we frequently see on Long Island in the summer and early fall.
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