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Baldfaced Hornet
Description:
Bald-faced hornets are large (3/4 inch long) and black with white markings, particularly on the front of the head and the tip of the abdomen. Front wings of hornets are folded lengthwise when at rest. They construct an inverted, pear-shaped, enclosed paper carton nest which can be up to 3 feet long. The grayish brown nest has two to four horizontally arranged combs and an entrance hole at the bottom.
Habitat:
Food Source: Mouthparts are for chewing. Nests usually hang in trees, but may be attached to the sides of buildings. Larvae are fed sugary solutions (nectar, honeydew, juices of over-ripe fruits) and insects (flies sometimes caught "on the wing" and caterpillars) collected and brought to the colony by adult foraging worker wasps. Larvae also feed the adults a sweetish secretion from their mouths. Nests are made of "paper", which is made from chewed weathered wood from old boards, fences or siding by workers. Bald-faced hornet nests are best left alone.
