037/365 Here's One They Made Earlier.
Paper wasps gather fibres from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva to construct water resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. The nests are characterized by having open combs with cells for brood rearing. Nests can be found in sheltered areas, such as the eaves of a house, the branches of a tree, on the end of an open pipe. This one was well concealed in one of our trees.
The wasps will need to gather and spit again this year to make a new one as we've taken this one down.
037/365 Here's One They Made Earlier.
Paper wasps gather fibres from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva to construct water resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. The nests are characterized by having open combs with cells for brood rearing. Nests can be found in sheltered areas, such as the eaves of a house, the branches of a tree, on the end of an open pipe. This one was well concealed in one of our trees.
The wasps will need to gather and spit again this year to make a new one as we've taken this one down.