Just picked me duster up and there was a live wasp in it It was dead dopey but that's when they're at their most dangerous innit. Put it outside on a shrub but it came back at me. I slammed the door in its face and it's now on its back with its legs kicking in the air. Feel dead guilty now

plenty more o them buggers out ther wont miss just the one

psssst ward is them the buggers

Aw that was lovely Grom

I thought it was good too - going to have to find time to watch the rest of them now

I wish I hadn't looked - half an hour later...!

That ladybird is *so* cheeky!

moonbells

Found this peculiar little structure in my shed today. Was very confused by it at first

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okay first....Grom, I followed that link and it was nothing to do with wasps or indeed any other type of bug

and secondly, Wardy.......AAAARRRRGGGGGHHH!
whatcha gonna doooooooooo?????????????

I had a close look inside, bit tricky wish waspy knocking about, and stood on a rickety box thing, but inside the wasp had started making chambers

It's hanging from the ceiling of the shed, right above my cooker. So relucantly I whipped it down with a sharp knife. Beautiful structure but very delicate. Never seen one before, not such a new one anyway. I feel a heel but I do need to constantly use my shed

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oooh! so clever!

if you're not planning to keep it you could drop it into a primary school.
Just think how it would capture their imagination....

I've had folks traipsing into me shed all morning - this was while it was still in situ with just the one wasp in attendance. Fascinating

I've saved it. It's like dust though and the slightest movement makes it break up

Ooooh your're braver than me Wards I HATE wasps - I'm more likely to run away screaming than to trash their homes

I've got loadsa wasps too and nests .. AND they come back every year

Lil don't hate wasps, learn to love them, they devour aphids apparently

I lurv wasps - they feed loads of nasties to their youngens - aphids and caterpillars are their faves. And they only sting you if you piss them off so they are just like Andy really

yeah but they're 'orrible, spiteful stingy things

you got to give em respect obviously But they're part of the lotty furniture. OK if they nest in your muck eap but the shed is a no-go cos I need it. They nested in next door's shed last year and she abandoned ship for them and got a new shed. I reckon they're taking the piss Still they can nest where they like but not in me shed

Wonder where they'll relocate to

Yer chimney

Oh gor blimey don't I think wildlife takes advantage o my good nature