Bald-faced hornet is constructed too close to human habitation. They vigorously defend the nest, with workers stinging repeatedly, as is common among social bees and wasps. However, the baldfaced hornet has a unique defense in that it can squirt or spray venom from the stinger into the eyes of vertebrate nest intruders. The venom causes immediate watering of the eyes and temporary blindness. The life cycle of a colony can be divided into the founding stage, the ergonomic stage and the reproductive stage. Colonies show annual cycling. New nests are generally founded during spring and early summer by a single queen, though
Dodge Hornet Corporation (AMC), and the large-sized Hornet line was marketed through 1957. The compact-sized AMC Hornet was the second car to use the Hornet name from 1970 to 1977. Rights to the "Hornet" nameplate then passed to Chrysler (Dodge's parent) with its acquisition of AMC in 1987. In 2006, Dodge was preparing for entry into the European market with a B-segment model, and began the European car show circuit displaying the Dodge Hornet mini MPV concept. The objective was to launch the Dodge nameplate and produce a mini-sized vehicle aimed exclusively at young urban consumers in Europe. According to Dieter Zetsche,