What would cause a large swarm of wasps to fly through a neighborhood?

Earlier today I was outside with my dogs when I heard a persistent and loud buzzing. Looked up and saw wasps had filled the sky above mine and my neighbors yard

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fubo@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Wasps swarm in order to establish new colonies; either because an existing colony is outgrowing the local food supply, or because their nest has been damaged.

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

or because their nest has been damaged.

Goddammit Jeff.

some_guy@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

If anyone didnt damage the nest, it was Jeff.

Kevyn maybe. Not Jeff.

MoreOrLess@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Jefssk

Gamera8ID@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

TIL wasps swarm, and now I have a new fear.

According to this site wasps might swarm if their nest is disturbed, at a change of season, or to establish a new colony (like @fubo@lemmy.world said.)

StealthToad@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

It seriously felt like a movie scene, freaked me out a bit. I’m just glad they weren’t angry, my dogs didn’t try to bite em, and none of them followed us back into the house 😮‍💨

ShartyWaffles@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

They had some place to be

HipPriest@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

Giant jam sandwich

LeanFemurs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
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foo@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
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