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Marthe48

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7. I wonder how long it took for that colony to be established?

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:56 PM

Jul 23

That's got to be the biggest concentration of hornets I've ever seen.

I saw the biggest cuckoo clock in the world last weekend. It's located in Sugar Creek, Ohio. It's as tall as a 2 story house and has an elaborate mechanism that springs to life on the hour and 1/2 hour. Up at the top is a little niche with a cuckoo bird. We watched the 3:30 activity. It started with the cuckoo popping out 3 times, and with it, a swarm of angry wasps. I was glad that it was up high enough so that the wasps didn't take it out on the spectators below. I can't imagine how strung out the wasps are if they are disturbed every 30 minutes and they have nothing to sting!

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Removal of a hornets nest (Bluesky) [View all] orangecrush Jul 23 OP

I hope that was filmed on another planet. n/t 1WorldHope Jul 23 #1

Unfortunately not orangecrush Jul 23 #4

Oh. My. God. rsdsharp Jul 23 #2

The one meme Traildogbob Jul 23 #3

where + what kind of hornet? pansypoo53219 Jul 23 #5

Murder hornets orangecrush Jul 23 #6

I wonder how long it took for that colony to be established? Marthe48 Jul 23 #7

That's amazing orangecrush Jul 24 #9

Wow progressoid Jul 23 #8

The comments are comedy gold orangecrush Jul 24 #10