(Click for larger image)So, we have a wasp's nest in the corner of our porch, literally right next to the front door. We get 'em on the porch every year, but they're usually at the far end. These guys have been parked here for a couple months now. As wasps go, they're fairly laid-back...over a decade of them building nests on our porch, and nobody has gotten stung, so we tend to just leave them be. Having them right by the door this year makes me a little nervous, because occasionally one of them will decide to hang out on the door itself. Our front door sticks a little bit, too, so it's hard to open the door super-carefully. They don't seem to mind, though...they just sit there.
The nest itself is cool in a slightly creepy sort of way, though. See the bubbles in some of the cells? They're most visible near the top of the nest. I don't know what the heck is in those cells, but the bubbles actually surface and pop and reform again...we have freaky mad scientist wasps or something.
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That's pretty freaky. Don't know that I could leave it so close to the front door, especially witht the kids and all.
Yeah, with little kids around I'd be a bit more nervous about it too, but everyone living here is old enough to have a healthy respect for wasps, so we let 'em be. Besides, like I said, they're pretty laid-back as wasps go. :)
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