tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post6607261242557583666..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: yellowjacket nest ~ 10/16/10 ~ Elkhorn SloughKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-14671535575405201772010-10-19T12:41:49.646-07:002010-10-19T12:41:49.646-07:00I'm really enjoying all your comments. Thank ...I'm really enjoying all your comments. Thank you.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-66386597422472345872010-10-18T19:27:31.548-07:002010-10-18T19:27:31.548-07:00We have a number of these nasties on the farm, alt...We have a number of these nasties on the farm, although it seems occasionally we've had someone rip their ground nests open. Skunks perhaps? When we add bees to the farm next spring we need to be especially aware of any nearby yellowjacket nests, as apparently they have a reputation for breaking into, and robbing honeybee hives (of brood, not honey).Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-34601868544661839002010-10-18T16:28:16.138-07:002010-10-18T16:28:16.138-07:00That hole looks down right dangerous. Just the sor...That hole looks down right dangerous. Just the sort of thing my big puppy Baron would stick his nose in to investigate. Yikes!troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-71277971888109505792010-10-18T11:31:47.170-07:002010-10-18T11:31:47.170-07:00I got stung by one as a teenager same way - it got...I got stung by one as a teenager same way - it got caught in my long hair and stung my throat. Ice and benadryl good for the swelling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-30201837387923228382010-10-17T16:53:27.969-07:002010-10-17T16:53:27.969-07:00Youch!!! Neat nest/hive though!Youch!!! Neat nest/hive though!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-85083365435416812272010-10-17T16:14:45.303-07:002010-10-17T16:14:45.303-07:00The thing I hate about them is when you run over t...The thing I hate about them is when you run over their nest with a mower and make them mad. They can really get nasty then.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167025586708740663noreply@blogger.com