Hence, you really don't want to be caught near their nest lest they consider you a danger. [substeps] While it starts as a small, honeycomb-looking object, as the colony grows, the nest expands to an oval shape resembling a football, stalactite, or inverted teardrop.
[header] How to identify a hornet [title] Observe a gray, oval-shaped object made of paper. [step] While it's not actually paper, it is a paper-like substance made from hornet saliva and wood. The nest houses eggs, and hornets are very protective of both their home and their eggs.