Eventually european hornets did find this nest and prey upon it. But that was in october, so the colony managed to produce plenty of males and new queens for the next season, reaching reproductive success. I collected the nest and counted over a thousand cells.
Wow, I want that nest!! Extremely large
wow, i wish i had those here
My grandparents own a greenhouse and there was a nest that got about that size in there
Eventually european hornets did find this nest and prey upon it. But that was in october, so the colony managed to produce plenty of males and new queens for the next season, reaching reproductive success. I collected the nest and counted over a thousand cells.
Why are they flapping their wings?
To cool down. At the time the footage was taken, it was 32°c and the guard rail was sweltering.