Question for ento's

[montyracing2]

There are canes fixed to a fence around our patio and recently I have heard a regular scratching sound. At first I thought it was a mouse underneath gnawing away at the wood but this afternoon I saw the culprit.

A wasp was scraping its rear end (stinger end) on the cane it was clinging to.

Did this for perhaps 5 mins and returned an hour later to do do the same.

Anyone know why the wasp was doing this?

MR2

 

[an capall]

Itchy arse.

 

[simmo]

collecting wood for the nest.

 

[montyracing2]

Thanks, Simmo. I had thought about that but I could detect no scratch marks on the canes. might be negligible of course.

MR2

 

[simmo]

tbh I just googled wasps scraping cane and several answers of that nature came up.

Hopefully it's not in your house!

 

[montyracing2]

I managed to follow wasp to the nest it was building in my neighbour's eve.


MR2

 

[simmo]

I managed to follow wasp to the nest it was building in my neighbour's eve.


MR2

lovely jubbly - get the spray out!

 

[montyracing2]

Whilst we have removed a few nests from 'The Barn' quite easily, my neighbour has a sloping roof extension so might make reaching the nest near impossible.

MR2