Ground hornets

Cascade Failure · #1 09/14/07, 04:48 AM

What kind of animal would unearth but not destroy a basketball sized ground hornet nest at night in CT?

Skunk?

MELOC · #2 09/14/07, 05:10 AM

a fox i think.

MullersLaneFarm · #3 09/14/07, 03:01 PM

Any animal in their right mind. Hornet stings hurt!

agmantoo · #4 09/14/07, 05:06 PM

Skunks

Cascade Failure · #5 09/15/07, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MELOC

a fox i think.

Might be. Saw a fox in the general area before coming to work tonight.

Country Lady · #6 09/15/07, 10:50 PM

Do you have Armadillos in your area?

Cascade Failure · #7 09/16/07, 04:15 AM

Nope, no armadillo in New England.

4t1mag · #8 09/16/07, 01:47 PM

Skunk...or depending on where in Connecticut.Could be a Black Bear.

Cascade Failure · #9 09/16/07, 06:29 PM

As far as the bears, it could be just about anywhere in CT. They're being spotted in more and more places. I have not seen any sign of bear on the property but a coworker spotted one about a mile away.

tinknal · #10 09/16/07, 07:57 PM

My guess would be a hog or a bear. I'm thinking that if you left it be the critter will come back when it's cold enough to slow down the hornets and eat them.

horsefarmer · #11 09/16/07, 09:45 PM

A very, very brave one. Far braver than me, which isn't saying much. But I would suggest, if it is willing to dig up hornets, try real hard not to get it upset with you!!

tinknal · #12 09/16/07, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by horsefarmer

A very, very brave one. Far braver than me, which isn't saying much. But I would suggest, if it is willing to dig up hornets, try real hard not to get it upset with you!!

I had a nest in the middle of the pig pen one summer. The pigs avoided them all summer, then dug them up and ate them the first frigid morning of fall.