Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Fate of A Hornet

Bald-faced Hornets are no mean predators.
I see them flying through the pollinators.
In this case, though, it looks like something got one of the hunters. This hornet abdomen was hanging down by what seems to be left-over viscera.

mthew

One response to “Fate of A Hornet”

  1. Chuck McAlexander

    Nature’s macabre side made plain.

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