[NatureNS] Missing wasp nest.

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Hi Dave=0AI too have noted a=A0few faintly concentric grey shreds marking w=
here=0Aa wasps nest has been. I often wondered if they disassembled the nes=
t=0Aand move somewhere else. I would think making the paper for the=0Anest =
would be quite energy demanding and recycling the paper=0Awould be quite ef=
ficient.=0AHave a sting free summer=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A_____________________=
___________=0A From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>=0ATo: Natu=
reNS@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:22:33 PM=0ASubject:=
 [NatureNS] Missing wasp nest.=0A =0ADear All,=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Aug 12, 2012=0A=A0  Would any animal, other than humans=
, carry a wasp nest away ?=0A=0A=A0  While loading wood on July 22, I got s=
tung by yellow-jackets 3-4 times before locating the nest [~8" diameter att=
ached to debris on the ground , 5' from the woodpile & 3' from the truck] b=
y which time there was a fairly large swarm over the nest so I retreated.=
=0A=0A=A0  When I hauled the remainder of this tier on July 26, taking care=
 not to drop wood or otherwise disturb them, they were still active (Yellow=
-jackets coming & going) but I noticed some large black wasps flying to but=
 not entering the nest and this seemed strange unless the nest was being ab=
andoned and stragglers were being picked off (did not see this).=0A=0A=A0  =
I was by there today (Aug 12) and stopped to show this nest to someone but =
found only a few faintly concentric grey shreds marking where it had been a=
ttached to the litter. I could see no other fragments of a destroyed nest n=
earby and I would expect many fragments if a non-human animal were involved=
.=0A=0A=A0  In late May or Early June I noticed a rich coating of honey dew=
 on nearby groundcover, probably from aphids on Spruce, and tending these S=
pruce may have led to founding the nest. But with the dry conditions, honey=
 dew is long gone.=0A=0A=A0 =A0  Balancing the various unknowns, it seems m=
ost likely that they just died out from want, or moved to greener pastures,=
 and some person, finding the nest to be inactive, decided to take it home =
as an ornament.=0A=0A=A0  When local conditions become adverse, can wasps h=
ave a sufficiently large range potential to diffuse to areas of better cond=
itions ?=0A=0AYours truly, Dave Webaster, Kentville 
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi Dave</s=
pan></div><div><span>I too have noted a</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12p=
t; ">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">few faintly concentric =
grey shreds marking where</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
">a wasps nest has been. I often wondered if they disassembled the nest</sp=
an></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">and move somewhere else. I =
would think making the paper for the</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-s=
ize: 12pt; ">nest would be quite energy demanding and recycling the paper</=
span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">would be quite efficient.=
</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Have a sting free summe=
r</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Paul</span></div><div>=
<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><div><br></div>  <div
 style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-si=
ze: 12pt; "> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', time=
s, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Ar=
ial"> <hr size=3D"1">  <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b=
> David &amp; Alison Webster &lt;dwebster@glinx.com&gt;<br> <b><span style=
=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><spa=
n style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:=
22:33 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Nat=
ureNS] Missing wasp nest.<br> </font> </div> <br>Dear All,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nb=
sp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Aug 12, =
2012<br>&nbsp;  Would any animal, other than humans, carry a wasp nest away=
 ?<br><br>&nbsp;  While loading wood on July 22, I got stung by yellow-jack=
ets 3-4 times before locating the nest [~8" diameter attached to debris on =
the ground ,
 5' from the woodpile &amp; 3' from the truck] by which time there was a fa=
irly large swarm over the nest so I retreated.<br><br>&nbsp;  When I hauled=
 the remainder of this tier on July 26, taking care not to drop wood or oth=
erwise disturb them, they were still active (Yellow-jackets coming &amp; go=
ing) but I noticed some large black wasps flying to but not entering the ne=
st and this seemed strange unless the nest was being abandoned and straggle=
rs were being picked off (did not see this).<br><br>&nbsp;  I was by there =
today (Aug 12) and stopped to show this nest to someone but found only a fe=
w faintly concentric grey shreds marking where it had been attached to the =
litter. I could see no other fragments of a destroyed nest nearby and I wou=
ld expect many fragments if a non-human animal were involved.<br><br>&nbsp;=
  In late May or Early June I noticed a rich coating of honey dew on nearby=
 groundcover, probably from aphids on Spruce, and tending these
 Spruce may have led to founding the nest. But with the dry conditions, hon=
ey dew is long gone.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp;  Balancing the various unknowns, =
it seems most likely that they just died out from want, or moved to greener=
 pastures, and some person, finding the nest to be inactive, decided to tak=
e it home as an ornament.<br><br>&nbsp;  When local conditions become adver=
se, can wasps have a sufficiently large range potential to diffuse to areas=
 of better conditions ?<br><br>Yours truly, Dave Webaster, Kentville <br><b=
r><br> </div> </div>  </div></body></html>
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