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How to get rid of them: Leave a wasp nest to the professional and call your local pest control. If you want to take matters into your own hands, consider purchasing an insecticide to spray on nests.

Paper Wasps The Papermakers of Nature (image credits: unsplash) Paper wasps are true artists, crafting delicate nests that hang from branches and eaves like paper lanterns. They chew up wood fibers ...

As the wasp hovered above the nest, the chick started to twitch its body vigorously like it had for the researchers, swinging its head from side to side. A few seconds later, the wasp flew away.

On the second day after the egg hatched, the team saw a predatory wasp approach the chick when the mother was away. As the wasp hovered above the nest, the chick started to twitch its body vigorously ...

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