Scratching? No. Wasp update.

Anyone who has visited this blog might have discovered that in a few previous cases, I have mentioned the paper wasps I have been watching. Fascinating, as Spock used to say.

Just few weeks ago a number of the wasps were still visible but as of this past weekend, all are gone.

These workers built numerous cells; helped hatch and care for many sisters and some drones; and probably a queen or two, but in the end, they had nothing to do and nowhere to go. Their lives were over but they didn't know it.

The queen left weeks ago and the freshly hatched queens probably fled even further back in time. Next year the cycle will repeat…