Inside The Wasp's Nest Vol. 1 - Aerial Yellowjacket - RE-UPLOADED IN HIGH QUALITY

I am re-uploading this video so that the "Watch in High Quality" option will be available.

This is a movie I made using footage of a tree nest a friend found across the street from his house in 2003, and the nest built under our deck out back in 2004. The aerial yellowjacket, species Dolichovespula arenaria, looks very similar to the pesky ground-nesting yellowjackets in the genus Vespula, and builds aboveground nests very similar to those of the larger baldfaced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata.

The video ends with the complete footage from the short disturbed-nest clip I used to have up, "Yellowjacket Attack". It shows the entire duration of the swarm and the yellowjackets beginning to calm down.

Here is an excellent close-up video of another disturbed nest of this species taken by someone much braver than I (they stayed behind the camera during the assault):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOr2U49lt_g

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• aerial
• yellowjacket
• Dolichovespula
• arenaria
• wasp
• hornet
• yellow
• jacket
• bee
• sting
• Vespidae
• insect

[JesseCollie]

So cute! I love those animals. =)

[VespineVid2]

@JesseCollie Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[trionasatoms]

thank you for posting this cool film. You are awesome for filming this. I just found a wasp nest about the size of a grapefruit hanging under the deck of a dinghy at my hose. I left the cover on the boat last year and didn't disturb the wasps. I'm glad because i now have a perfect and beautiful piece of paper scuplture that they made. I am a printmaking artist. and it would make a fabulous subject for a large etching - so here goes!

[VespineVid2]

@trionasatoms Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video, and good luck with your etching!

[chalzegro]

I'd shoot the nest and see what happens

[VespineVid2]

@chalzegro That's where you and I differ.

[DEACONAP4LOVE]

Well, they hate me too.

[DEACONAP4LOVE]

I fucking hate yellow jackets

[TheCsePower]

I suddenly feel itchy

[TheMonochromeBird]

I'm scared shitless of wasps but I can't deny that they are interesting to observe. 

[livelegit]

480 isnt high quality...

[Shawnakat94]

you can see the little worms/babies of their inside of it

[SROSELLI]

how did you safely disturb the nest?

[SuperYmmat]

HUGE Yellowjacket nest in the attic by my closet in a 1 and 1/2 story house... and I mean HUGE!! Must be four feet! They gotta go... sorry wasp lovers!

[mrcraigz88]

well so much for sleeping tonight.....new item on bucket list KILL EVERY WASP EVER

[TheAngelicDefender]

I love these social hymenopterans. Their nest structure and organisation is superb. Amazing video. Nice job.