Yellowjackets

This video features a hands-on look at the inside of a Yellowjacket colony. Yellowjackets are a common wasp, their life cycle is one of complete metamorphosis. The video shows eggs, larva, pupa and adults in the colony. This video is suitable as a resource for teaching about insects and insect life cycles.

[@The8BitGuy]

Those are some great in-focus close-ups!

[@Destro7000]

terrifying little creatures. We had to share a house with an active Wasp nest :(

[@truvelocity]

So, the nest becomes vacant for the queen to hibernate and start again, but does she use the old nest or go and build a new one?

[@briansmobile1]

When I work on cars that have been incapacitated for a long period of time I encounter scenes like this. There was one car I was working on that was dropping freshly hatched adults that would promptly sting me as I laid under the car working. Though that may sound like a terrifying nightmare, it wasn't that bad and I was ok again in a day and a half. These are fascinating and very cool looking detailed creatures.

[@enderwigginsx]

This is extremely fascinating as we have a LOT of these guys around our home. They dont usually bother us unless they get near the doorways of our home (just like what you experienced).
a year back we acquired a nest after the winter from a close-by tree and it was as large as the one you got from behind the board. i was pretty sure what i could find behind it, but now i know for sure.
Thanks for posting this as it's something interesting my neighbors that live around here as well.

[@meowkie]

I've got a very large yellow jacket in my house right now. Watching this comforts me. :) Thanks for your calm voice.

[@geekionizado]

3:59 SHE WAS NOT READY!!!!

[@pichulick]

good fishing bait

[@phasmatodea1]

Haha cool! A nice colony of Dolichovespula arenaria you have! :D

[@JorjiCostava33]

bear grylls would eat the larvas :D
very interesting though (:

[@dentodili]

2:25 on the lower right corner...CREEPY !

[@5mnz7fg]

Again a very interesting video! But couldn't you also film them alive and their acticivities with one of those tiny camera props?
Another maybe interesting question: Why are the cells of all hive building species of bees and wasps always sixcornered? I can imagine that round cells would waste space and material between them but why not less or more than six corners?

[@JerryKitich]

very interesting & very well done video, thanks

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

interesting, this guy does everything!

[@CapeKush]

Amazingly good job! Thanks for the video~

[@LTF85199]

Very interesting video.. but I am very scared of wasps, I got stung too many times.. I would always try to destroy a nest If I see one..

[@Ericspasstime]

Very cool :)

[@MagnumSkyWolf]

cool

[@KendrewAugustine]

@Pipelord33 yup

[@changchangchanger]

so cool

[@EruIluvatar]

i like this video

[@GunitForLyfe]

mmm i wanna eat some