Dyno to the Paper Hold

[Dru]

you'll get a buzz.

 

see attachment

[Peter_Puget]

Once I bumped my head into one of those at Index! It appeared to be abandoned though - lucky for me as I didn't see it until after I hit it. I think the route was Narrow Arrow Direct.

[catbirdseat]

I was pulling weeds in the garden last year and didn't see the hornets nest. Ouch! If you get within a foot, they'll sting you until you remove yourself, which I did very rapidly.

[Cairns]

Why no pic of the residents?

Why the big grin?

No fear?

 

Another parental warning (whoops, mixing my newsgroups): If you don't care take of it now it will come back and bite you in the ass.

 

Wasp graded response to approaching threat:

 

1. flying in and out of nest on usual business

2. land on nest

3. orient toward approaching threat

4. raise rear ends, slightly splay wings, start to vibrate, eyes start to glitter

5. deliver chemical payload multiple targets

 

[EWolfe]

 

Man, you really need to work on your feet if you can't do that static.

[Dru]

actually we thought it was an abandoned nest until Steve used it as a foothold when topping out. then the buzz started. i think they were napping from the cold until then.

 

of course, the wasps on Canary never bother to build a nest. they just hide in the crack and zap you whenever.

[minx]

Dru said:

actually we thought it was an abandoned nest until Steve used it as a foothold when topping out. then the buzz started. i think they were napping from the cold until then.

 

of course, the wasps on Canary never bother to build a nest. they just hide in the crack and zap you whenever.

 

so true!!...had a hard time containing my angst recently w/the wasps buzzing around there. i've been stung 3X this year. (guess i should quit putting flowers in my hat) my poor partner wasn't thrilled having me as a belayer at that point!

[catbirdseat]

I couldn't help but notice that the rock surface on which the nest is attached looks very new, as though a flake had recently cleaved off of it.

[Dru]

catbirdseat said:

I couldn't help but notice that the rock surface on which the nest is attached looks very new, as though a flake had recently cleaved off of it.

 

SHIT BUSTED!!!! Yes we chipped it Those wasps are so fucking fast they built a nest on our new chipped hold in SECONDS