"This video shows my extensive collection of MONSTER nests which are built by various species of
hornets, yellowjackets, and paper wasps.
I am an expert on social wasps as a hobby. I have an intense passion for the genera Dolichovespula
(generally aerial-nesting yellowjackets), Vespula (generally subterranean-nesting yellowjackets), Vespa
(true hornets), and Polistes (common paper wasps). I love collecting their abandoned nests and adding
them to my collection. I think they are masterpieces of nature!
Some of the showpieces in my extensive nest collection include a huge bald-faced "hornet" (D. maculata)
nest which measures over 3 feet tall, an enormous red wasp (P. annularis) nest which is the size of a
dinner plate (1 foot in diameter), a large Mexican honey wasp (Brachygastra mellifica) nest and 2 giant
overwintered southern yellowjacket (V. squamosa) nests. I wouldn't have these 2 perennial yellowjacket
nests in the first place if it wasn't for the kindness of Bob Jacobson (The scientist who described V.
flavopilosa). Of course, I have many other exceptional nests in my collection. I often refer to my
apartment as a "wasp nest museum" because I have so many nests! LOL!!! ..."
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