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Wasps building a little nest on my flag
May 18, 2025, 08:44 PM
12131Wasps building a little nest on my flag
How do they do that, with the thing flapping about in the wind?
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May 18, 2025, 09:29 PM
MikeinNCUmmmm, they gotta go.
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May 18, 2025, 10:00 PM
P250UA5They don't look like the friendly variety. Definitely interesting that they can do it on a moving object.
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pace40In my 70+ years, I have never seen that, and I've flown a flag for probably 45 of them. Maybe they're just very patriotic wasps.
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May 19, 2025, 09:18 AM
229DAKI would assume a good whipping in the wind would detach the nest from the flag.
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May 19, 2025, 09:24 AM
gearhoundsThat is a queen. They generally do not try to defend nests; that they leave to workers once they appear which from the looks of things will be quite some time.
You could flick it off with your finger and she will most likely flee the scene (results may vary) and begin again elsewhere. A single wasp is nothing to be too concerned about regardless. I usually clap single wasps or yellowjackets if they don’t give the proper respect.
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P250UA5Also, how did you get such clear photos of it?
I'd guess my flagpole is 20ft or so, I don't think I could snap a clear shot with the flags raised.
The Enemy's gate is down. May 19, 2025, 10:34 AM
229DAKquote:
Also, how did you get such clear photos of it?
My guess would be a 1,000mm telephoto lens.
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May 19, 2025, 12:39 PM
12131It’s just the flag flying at the front door, with me right under it snapping pics using cell phone.
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May 19, 2025, 01:10 PM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
It’s just the flag flying at the front door, with me right under it snapping pics using cell phone.
Gotcha, was thinking vertical flagpole.
That makes more sense that they'd attach to a house-mounted setup.
Otherwise, that would be quite the surprise when lowering the flags on an upright flagpole to come face-to-face with a nest
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