Newburgh: wasp nest
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Newburgh: wasp nest
Image: © Martyn Gorman Taken: 16 Aug 2008
We are perhaps most familiar with those wasp species that build their papery nests in our roof spaces. Some species, however, build their nest underground and, this summer, one colony has built its nest deep under the heather bed in my garden.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.320956
Longitude
-2.003305