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wasp |wäsp|

noun

a social winged insect that has a narrow waist and a sting. It constructs a paper nest from wood pulp and raises the larvae on a diet of insects. • Family Vespidae, superfamily Vespoidea, order Hymenoptera: several genera, in particular Vespula and Polistes.

 

An abandoned wasp's nest my parents found in the attic last year. Quite impressive craftsmanship.

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Uploaded on June 15, 2007
Taken on June 7, 2007