Ouch! 2
We heard this story on All Things Considered this evening:
Then we found this picture of a yellow jacket nest that pretty much engulfed a 55 Chevy (55 Chevies have to be good for something, I guess):
And the accompanying news story:
Specialists say it could be the result of a mild winter and drought conditions, or multiple queens forcing worker yellow jackets to enlarge their quarters so the queens will be in separate areas. But experts haven’t determined exactly what’s behind the surprisingly large nests.
Now, the yellow jackets I knew when I was growing up did not nest underground; they made nests under the eaves of buildings, inside of bells, and in forsythia bushes. So I wondered if it was a different species.
Then I found this:
In any event, having had numerous interactions with yellow jackets in my youth, most of which ended up with a solution of baking powder and H2O2 applied to my skin, I hope never to meet a yellow jacket nest that fills a Chevrolet.
September 2, 2006 at 7:32 pm
Dateline: Crossville, Tennessee
We have not seen said yellow jacket nests here yet but just arrived one hour ago. Will keep you posted.
September 5, 2006 at 9:09 am
All updates welcome.