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I've never seen anything like it. I walked outside to do some work when I heard the distinct sound of angry hornets buzzing madly. I looked up, and about thirty feet in front of me over the tall grass was the edge of a dense swarm of hornets, easily as large as a 2000 sq foot house. I stood there for a moment to observe the swarm, but within a few seconds I started getting buzzed and I could see the swarm moving towards me, which quickly sent me back into the office.
I guess something got into the hive... in fact, lately there has been a raccoon living in the trees lining the pasture, so that would be my first guess. Our cats should be okay since they tend to stay near the house [my office cat is with me now], and I never heard anything suggesting that an animal was in distress, but the swarm is speading out so it looks like they have no place to go. It must have happened just before I walked outside.
Right now it is like a busy intersection all around out there with the swarm covering at least the area of a football field, but really it was quite an amazing thing to see up close. It certainly got my attention!
And I think I'll just sit here for a bit. :uhh:
I guess something got into the hive... in fact, lately there has been a raccoon living in the trees lining the pasture, so that would be my first guess. Our cats should be okay since they tend to stay near the house [my office cat is with me now], and I never heard anything suggesting that an animal was in distress, but the swarm is speading out so it looks like they have no place to go. It must have happened just before I walked outside.
Right now it is like a busy intersection all around out there with the swarm covering at least the area of a football field, but really it was quite an amazing thing to see up close. It certainly got my attention!
And I think I'll just sit here for a bit. :uhh:
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