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Paper Wasps are a part of the hymenoptera family. Wasps build a nest containing layers of hexagonal cells. They look very similar to a bees nest, but are made from a grey papery material rather than wax.This is formed from wood pulp. The queen wasp lays a single, almost invisible egg inside each hexagonal cell. This is nurtured by the other wasps in the colony, and it grows to become a wasp larvae, swelling to fill the cell (as seen in pics 1 2 and 3).Once the larvae reach a certain size their cell is papered over, and they being the process of transforming into an adult wasp.
note the papery material covering the cells in the first pic also the larve in the 2nd pic.
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Absolutely Scott!
thanks a lot Karen!
Cool spotting but this is a demonstration of colonial care rather than parental care.
Wow! Awesome spot Atul!
thank you Satyen!
Oh God! This is really awesome. Thanks for sharing.