Bald-faced hornets live throughout North America but are most common in the southeastern United States. They live in large, gray, ball-shaped nests that can reach three feet in height.

Unlike the bald-faced hornet, the European hornet typically hides its nest in a hollow tree. It may also be found in attics, sheds, barns, abandoned beehives or in hollow walls or ceilings.

The bald-faced hornet’s nest in the canopy of a tree in your backyard should pose little risk to you, especially if it is high up. There is a greater chance of negative interactions if you have ...

A bald-faced hornet's nest like the one I've photographed here is built during springtime. A solitary fertilized female called a queen survives the winter by burrowing into a rotten log or into ...