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Cross section of a wasp nest seen through a window

submitted by cricket

1 decade 5 months ago

Big wasps are building a huge nest in my window. I can observe its construction in real-time cross-section.

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15 Comments

MilkmanDan says...

I think my "kill it with fire" reaction slightly outweighs my "that's pretty cool" reaction...

ant

jokingly says...

*bugs *engineering

A wasp farm!

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Redrum

Reminds me of those ant farms we had as kids but for wasps.

I thought it was some kind of science experiment, but

THAT'S HIS HOUSE!

charliem says...

Looks like hornets, not wasps...

they do not appear to be "in" the double pane window either

Fun fact : hornets are a specific type of wasp. So saying either would be accurate.

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/hornet/

Looks like hornets, not wasps...

A perfect webcam scenario!

jokingly says...

Hmmmm. I think my "don't set my own house on fire" reaction would outweigh the "kill it with fire" reaction....but that's just me.

MilkmanDansaid:

I think my "kill it with fire" reaction slightly outweighs my "that's pretty cool" reaction...

PlayhousePals

Surely this a *wtf !!!!

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breaddoughrising

The thing that burst out of my chest is making exactly that!

Oxen_Morale says...

Actually they are yellow Jackets. Nasty critters too!

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