'You can't help but admit they [wasps] are fantastic and really special,' says conservation officer.
A wildlife trust hopes a giant wasp nest found in a house could help people better understand the insect.
Now situated in the entrance to the trust's office in Camborne, Cambridgeshire, the nest has attracted attention and also highlighted that wasps are skilled architects. "In the midsummer, you'll see, or you might even hear, a scraping sound on wooden fencing or furniture in your garden,"The wasp will go back to its nest with a small pellet of wood in its mouth and create a sort of laminate of the wood pulp, a bit like paper, that dries and solidifies."The detail and the different sorts of wood that they're using within that nest as well make a different colour; it is phenomenal," Mr Webb continued.
"It is a great opportunity to focus on what wasps do for us... understanding the value of that is key," he said.
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