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A nest built from chewed wood

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Research cited

  1. 6):537. doi.org
  2. Crespo N, Louzada J, Fernandes LS, Tavares PB, Aranha J, "Microscopic Identification of Anatomical Elements and Chemical Analysis of Secondary Nests of Vespa velutina (excerpt) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Other sources

  1. Nederlandse Bijenhoudersvereniging (NBV), "Aziatische hoornaar" (theme page) bijenhouders.nl

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
A gray, teardrop-shaped hornet nest with a scalloped, layered surface, hanging in a glass case above a white panelPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
A broken-open hornet nest in a glass case, its brown papery walls torn to show the insidePhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3
Diagram of a hornet nest wall: beige bands made of softwood cells, brown bands of hardwood cells, leaf tissue and grasses, all glued with the hornets' own secretionsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Crespo et al. 2022, Insects 13(6):537, secondary nests of Vespa velutina nigrithorax
Slide 4
A torn hornet nest in a glass case among plants, its inner layers and comb visible through the gapPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 5
Step diagram: in spring a queen builds a small primary nest; the colony then builds a larger secondary nest where it growsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Crespo et al. 2022, Insects 13(6):537
Slide 6
Close view of a pale gray hornet nest surface, built up in overlapping curved, scalloped layersPhoto: RN Collins

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