Female bald-faced hornets will sting repeatedly to protect the colony. However, drones come from non-fertilized eggs. Since drones are males, they have no stinging capability.
NEVER try to fight these alone. If you ever find yourself in their crosshairs. Do NOT run, do NOT swat. Remain calm. Take a deep breath, hold it in, and slowly walk far away from the colony.
Nests are built from wood fiber collected from plants, resembling an upside-down umbrella. Places found are under eaves, decks, soffits, garage doors, windows, and gutters.
In the nest. By drumming on the developing larvae, the paper wasps' genes will be altered to make them either worker wasps or foundresses/secondary queens for the colony.
Spiders are scared of them due to the dauber's predatory nature. Mud daubers often will hunt spiders and use the remains as extra insulation to add into their nesting tunnels.
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