wasp nests
Papery stinging homes
Wasp nests are the papery structures wasps build to house their colonies.
Made from chewed wood fibers mixed with saliva, they range from small umbrella-shaped combs to large enclosed spheres with internal chambers.
Found under eaves, in trees, or underground depending on species.
Disturbing one risks provoking defensive swarms: We discovered a wasp nest in the attic.
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- paperPressed pulp for writing
- paper thinExtremely flimsy or slight
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- stingersVenom-delivering appendages
buzzing · hexagonal · queen · drones · swarm · venom · eaves · attic · tree · branch · cells · larvae · chewed · gray · hanging · aerial · underground · yellowjackets
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