Hornets are flying insects with segmented bodies and large nests built in hollow trees. They have legs, wings, antennae, and distinct body parts like a head, thorax, and abdomen. Worker hornets collect sweet liquids like strawberry juice and soda leftovers. Queens construct the nests by chewing bark to form cells for larvae and lay eggs, but cannot fly unlike other hornets.

1. Hornets
By Atticus Adair
Come
see
this!!!!!
Comin’
right
now!

2. This is a hornet.
leg
wing
abdomen
antennae
head
thorax

3. This is a normal hornet/wasp nest.

4. This map shows where in America
bald-faced hornets live.
Dark green:
where they
do live.
Light
green:
where
they do
not live.

5. Worker hornets drink sweet juices such
as the liquids in strawberries and even
leftovers in empty soda cans!

6. Queens build the nests in hollow trees like this.
They chew bark to make cells for larva. The
queen is the only hornet that lays the eggs.

7. Queen hornets cannot fly.