Sped up Timelapse Footage of Giant Hornet Queen Building Nest

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[iSkeleton]

Am I impressed? Yes.
Is nature beautiful? Definitely.
Does she need to get the hell off my house? Absolutely.

[samyoel]

I’ll never quite understand how these creatures can build such perfect geometric structures with no plan or measuring tools and they’re perfect ...Baffles my brain

[stoneforest]

I love that you can see her occasionally take naps. Curls up on top of it and doesn’t move for a while.

[Robisquick]

Two amazing things. One, you can see the wood matter drying out in the sun. Cause the bee is using saliva to stick the nest together. Another thing, you can see when the bee (or wasp) has switched to a different tree or section of the tree with the different coloration. Fascinating!

[canofwhupass]

It's really cute how she curls up on the top her nest and naps

[nicegood]

She should have just bought a 3D printer, easier for her

[AntAntares]

Can we just appreciate how the queen did all of that herself.

[midnitethedsixl]

Wasps aside, that nest is actually very pretty. It looks like a piece of pottery that used different colors of clay to make designs

[Qingeaton]

A few years back, I sat on the front porch and watched a hornet do a really nice job of stripping the dead layer of wood off of the lattice work. Last year, they built up in one of our chestnut trees and we all respected each other, but this year, she is building on the handle of my storage unit, so she has to go. This confirms what I am seeing here...darn it.

[orangetruckman]

It’s interesting how they all instinctively know how to create the same design/shape. I mean, it’s not like they have a central class that all go to and blue prints to read from.

[CyberRabid.]

I'm impressed with this creature's dedication.

Is it dead yet?

[cklounge]

Aw that’s beautiful!




Okay show’s over, get the raid

[sandrakimball]

Amazing work! I wondered for a long time how bees, wasps, and hornets actually did that. Especially, the way each cell is hexagonal and sized perfectly identical. The amount of patience and determination the entire bee world has is abundant. Thank you for sharing, Alex! 🐝👍

[neeiarayfa]

And thats what i call,
A STRONG AND INDEPENDENT WOMAN.

[GrouchyGander]

The way she wraps around the base to rest is absolutely adorable.

[thingsofsuch]

This queen is huge and amazing. What a construction only using wood and spit.

[sliverhandsonbasses]

Nature is so beautiful...

Next recommended video: watch a time lapse of me building a flamethrower.

[GreenBreeze]

This is actually impressive as hell I actually feel kind of bad because nobody seems to know how much effort is actually put in making these holy crap

[maryamnural-jerrahi]

Beautiful and terrifying. I was trapped in an attic with seven nests, when I was 10 or 11. Blinded because my glasses fell off, my brother rescued me using a CO2 fire extinguisher

[qyalexwen]

The queen has worked hard. And she laid the first batch of eggs and took care of them, too. Amazing! Hope you can shoot longer and get the video for the nest with multiple layers.