#paperwasp — Public Fediverse posts

The #PaperWasp queen in the #WaspHouse is well. 🥰🫶🏠🐝

#pollinators #GardenPlot14

The #WaspHouse in my plot of the #CommunityGarden, and another peek of the #paperWasp queen.

I don’t know if it’s the same queen who originally built a nest in the underside of the small plastic storage bench (the first photo shows the part of it in the left). I attached the nest under the roof of the waspHouse.

#coexist #pollinators

I’m SO HAPPY to find a paper-wasp queen in the wasp house!!! 😭🧡💛😍🐝🏠 so glad I checked it 🥰

@nev ❣️

#pollinators #paperWasp #waspHouse #humaneGarden

I don’t see the #paperWasp queen in there from this angle (the only angle I can stick my phone’s selfie cam). It was a cooler day, and they stay on top of the nest to rest, so it’s possible we can’t see her—but that’s just my wishful thinking. I want this to work so bad. 🤞🐝💕

#waspHouse

Had a chance to relocate the small #paperWasp nest to the #waspHouse this evening.
As I suspected, the nest wasn’t well-adhered to the smooth plastic lid. It would have fallen off eventually as the nest gets bigger/heavier. It came off easily.
The queen flew around nervously while we worked to set it up. I forgot to bring a button, so I sacrificed one from my shirt.
I didn’t see her find her nest in the new location. Pls send good vibes her way! Thank you.🙏❤️🏠🐝
#humaneGarden #pollinators

Here’s the #waspHouse we made, using some scrap wood. The front opens for access needed for this case. We’ll attach it to the wooden stake and place it near the storage bench in which the queen made the nest. I love paperWasps. They’re beautiful.

#paperWasp #pollinators

@JohnCarlson They're such beautiful wasps.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121614448

#Polistes #PaperWasp #SocialInsect #Wasp #Hymenoptera #iNaturalist