Uninvited guests

Its amazing what you find whilst trying to take photos of your decrepit pot plants for a blog. So there I was yesterday, taking photos of my Yucca Cane, when I noticed this under the windowsill next to me:
Yip, a hornets nest. Not quite sure if it is an old or a new nest really. The structure seemed to be aged based on the colour. And the hornets were all very passive. Almost frozen in some form of hibernation. The only movement was the back ends (thorax?) which were pulsating like some alien egg waiting to hatch. Truly the stuff that inspires sci-fi movies.

Amazing to note, that the entire structure is hanging from a single small fastening point. Truly remarkable if you ask me.

So I know I promised the new plat pictures, but I'm just not getting the right lighting today, so the pictures just don't look right. Will put them up soon. Promise.