Bald Face Yellowjacket Wasp Nest In Autumn Tree Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Nest of a bald-faced hornet, a type of yellowjacket wasp that creates large, football-shaped nests from a grayish-brown papery material. The nests have a single entrance at the bottom and can reach the size of a basketball or larger. The nests are made of several layers of combs that contain wasp larvae or pupae. Bald-faced hornets are aggressive and will defend their nests if disturbed. The nests are not reused the following year. Old nests are eventually beaten up by weather or animals searching for dead larvae inside. Dolichovespula maculata