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In southern Alabama, yellow jacket nests have been found that have engulfed entire cars, containing as much as 100,000 workers and multiple queens:

The largest nest Ray has inspected this year filled the interior of a weathered 1955 Chevrolet parked in a rural Elmore County barn. That nest was about the size of a tire in the rear floor seven weeks ago, but quickly spread to fill the entire vehicle, the property owner, Harry Coker, said. Four satellite nests around it have gotten into the eaves of the barn, about 300 yards from his home.

The unusual size of the nests could be attributed to warm winters; it has been found that yellow jackets have been active in January and Feburary of this year.