wasp nest
Papery insect home
A wasp nest is the papery structure wasps build to house their colony, typically made from chewed wood fibers mixed with saliva.
Nests vary from small umbrella-shaped combs under eaves to large enclosed spheres in trees or underground.
Figuratively, to stir up a wasp nest is to provoke trouble or angry reaction.
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- stingersVenom-delivering appendages
- paperyThin and dry-textured
- paper lanternTranslucent lamp enclosure
buzzing sound · hexagonal · colony · queen · swarm · eaves · attic · hornets · bald-faced hornet · yellowjackets · mud dauber · comb · larvae · venom · danger · aerial · gray · chewed
- animal coloniesrookery, breeding colony, seabird colony, penguin colony, seal colony
- insect productsbeeswax, honey, propolis, royal jelly, silk
- animal architectsbeaver, beehive, honeycomb, spider web, termite mound
- bug encountersbee sting, mosquito bite, ant bite, bug bite, tick bite
- nestswoven, birdhouse, eyrie, bee hive, termite mound
- insect habitatsanthill, beehive, hive, cocoon, chrysalis
wasp nestbeehive
Honeycomb housing structure
honeycomb · anthill · termite mound · bee box · apiary
wasp nestsafe haven
Protected place of shelter
sanctuary · refuge · shelter · birdhouse · nesting box
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