HI Peter!
Yes, our hornets nests are usually bigger (though not always), darker in colour
and, like yours, do not have the tube entrance. That's what got my curiosity
up. I'm rather glad it was unoccupied when I removed the plywood, or I'd have
had it's occupants all over me!
I think Aram has it pegged, unless someone else has more/better information.
David.
Whoa! That's a pretty freaky looking item, David. The closest thing that I've
seen down here in the rural areas of central Florida is a hornet's nest; but
they don't have the long entrance tube feature. The body of the nest looks
pretty close to our hornet nests, only ours can reach much larger dimensions
of length and diameter and are a darker color. It'll be fun to hear/read what
the other "Flexers" postulate. :)
Best regards,
Peter Stevens
From: David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: LRflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 11:42 AM
Subject: [LRflex] A question...
Yesterday, I removed the old, rotting, decking from our upper, back deck, and
found this nest,on the bottom of one of the pieces of ply.
I've seen lots of bee/wasp nests, over the years, but never one with a long
"snout", like this one.
As it was unoccupied, can anyone tell me what kind of beast used to live in
it?
Not a great photo ... just a snapshot to document the nest.
Bear in mind that this is upside down, as I'd turned over the board.
http://www.furnfeather.net/Look/Nest.html
Thanks for any and all help.
David.
