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If you’ve ever seen a nest made by bald-faced hornets in your backyard, you know that they can be quite spectacular. Hornet nests are fascinating structures made from wood fibers (cellulose) that have been chewed by the hornet queen and repurposed into a porous, multilayered, house for hundreds of hornet workers. The nest is built…
Ripstop nylon and ripstop polyesters are the most widely used nylon and polyester fabrics used in outdoor clothing, sleeping bags, tents, and hammocks today. While ripstop nylon is the lightest, most elastic of the two, ripstop polyester is more durable and less expensive. However, there are several factors that differentiate the two materials, which I…
Since many authorities classify hornets as those wasps that nest underground, it’s not a stretch to discover that hornets hibernate during the winter. Hornet workers die during the cold winter months, whereas the queen bee hides in an old hornet nest, under the bark of a tree or in other small openings until she starts…
This is a question that many yard owners want to know the answer to because their tomato plants seem to disappear at night, or they see traces of deer in their yard. The short answer is yes, deer do eat tomatoes. However, they also eat other fruits and vegetables as deer are herbivorous animals. In…
Having rubber boots is a great idea if you live in a place where it rains a lot as they will be the best footwear option for protection against the rain and a wet environment. However, rubber boots are not made for warmth and they often lack insulation. Therefore, the best way to make them…
Most deer are herbivores, which means that their diet consists mostly of plants. Deer will eat a variety of different plant types, including leaves, grasses, flowers, and fruits. In some cases, deer may also eat nuts or seeds and even smaller animals. The short answer is yes – deer are herbivores because they primarily eat…
One of the most prevalent types of ground-dwelling rodents is the groundhog. It is common to find them outdoors and in places like vegetable gardens and parks, which are generally related to the soft soil where they are found. Groundhogs will be attracted to various flowers, vegetables, trees, and other plants in your yard (including…
Moles are really remarkable creatures. If you’ve ever been able to have a good look at one, you’ll find that its physical structure is really amazing. In the United States, the Eastern Mole is the most common. Star-nosed moles live on the East Coast while Shrew Moles live on the West. Both of these subspecies…
Depending on the area, you might encounter different types of hornets in the US but many of these are not true hornets in a taxonomical sense. In the US you will see many large wasps referred to as common European hornets, Asian giant hornets, Yellowjackets, and Cicada killer hornets, however, the vast majority of true…
You may even have been wondering whether it could be possible to breed lions with wolves. And in that case, what would such an animal look like? Here, I have used the newest AI image technology to try and visualize such a lion-wolf hybrid, historically called an “Enfield”, which I think gives a pretty convincing…