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Winter find, the hornets nest in the summer and then all but the mated females die. The fertilized females hibernate underground or in hollow trees.

http://www.fcps.edu/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/bald-faced_hornet.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald-faced_hornet
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Jan 29 2007 15:52 GMT Joe PRO
Well spotted a real nature classic.
Jan 29 2007 15:55 GMT dreamowl
beautiful image..thanks
Jan 29 2007 17:28 GMT michaelcarl PRO
Greeting potterjo
for me l find this hornets nest as work of art
and like this picture
have great week
Cheer's from Canada
Jan 29 2007 17:47 GMT camperandrea
Old wives tale....the higher up in the tree it is, means the more snow for the coming winter. Never seems true though!
Jan 29 2007 18:42 GMT schwc125
great art work of nature, and you caught it perfectly!
Jan 29 2007 20:33 GMT bennystr
Fascinating stuff and fabulous capture!
Jan 29 2007 21:15 GMT ThorBeverley PRO
Snap!
http://www.fotothing.com/ThorBeverley/photo/d5261da0c149540478bf6a1aeffc9704/start=105
I always thought mine was a wasp's nest - I'd have been more wary if I thought it was a hornet!
Jan 29 2007 21:35 GMT curves PRO
Did you get it down......
Jan 29 2007 22:38 GMT kosmos PRO
Great find. Makes for a beautiful image :)
Jan 29 2007 23:36 GMT potterjo
andrea---may be true so far we haven't had snow and this one isn't very far up.
Jan 29 2007 23:37 GMT potterjo
curves----not yet
Jan 30 2007 02:10 GMT ashdad PRO
That is a big one!
Jan 30 2007 17:03 GMT gmastro
wow!!! great find and shot!
Jan 31 2007 14:46 GMT grimp PRO
Better find it in the Winter than stumble on it in the Summer!
The structures inside are always amazing. They found a way of building any architect should dream of, lightweight and tough!
Feb 01 2007 01:45 GMT wifey
bzzzzzzzzzz… brilliant!
Feb 01 2007 03:18 GMT victoto
super shot n comnt....at Xingu indians (Brazil) a rite demands the young warrior to tear up with hands and run but not very rapidly.....
Feb 04 2007 23:11 GMT Hairlessman
...I wondered where they went and how they surrvived the winter.
Feb 06 2007 16:27 GMT PinkPepperPhoto PRO
Such amazing structures they make, and very well captured.
Feb 13 2007 15:11 GMT cleftref PRO
Not somewhere to be close to in Summer!

Lovely stucture and textures.