Everything in this house presents a learning opportunity. The discovery of this wasp's nest was no different. We discussed the differences between bees and wasps. (I'm probably annoying some purist reading this with the use of the term "bees" in my titles.) We learned about different nests they build and how many stinging insects they hold (gulp). We even talked about the stages of development with the help of last year's Zoology 1: Flying Creatures science text. However, there are way more fun ways of learning than merely reading and discussing things;
like going at them with a hand saw.
After inspecting stages of bee wasp development, they also got to torch it. Unfortunately for you I don't have any pictures of that part because I was busy making lunch. I can tell you Geoff was very surprised at how "unflamable" the nest was. They came inside for a second box of matches!
You'd think with it being made of paper and doused with flamable bug spray it would ignite like a flare.
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