A finale to the blatant attack of their nest... Each time I approached the damaged nest, they recognized me and sent out their scouts! I had to retreat! I waited a little bit for the outside temperature to drop before I dared going close again. Attempts to knock it off the tree with more rock attacks failed as it was beautifully and magnificently constructed utilizing two tree branches. Finally, after a fury of inclement weather, the nest naturally fell to the ground.
After examining and smashing the nest ruins, I noticed that one of the rocks wasn't from today's barrage, rather one of the rocks from an initial attack!!! I didn't capture the first smash on video. Sorry :( Pretty pretty pretty cool that it remained lodged inside the nest and the hornets built around it!
0:11 Slowed video of double rock fury
0:39 First rock visible
Recording Date: November 22, 2023
5 сен 2024
