Monday, August 07, 2006

wasps



a couple of weeks ago i was stung by a wasp as i grabbed the arm of my lounger. it stung, i was ticked so i killed it. a couple of them had come out from under the arm and i wondered if they were nesting in the shade of the chaise lounge. 2 days ago i laid in the sun for awhile and the whole time there were wasps buzzing around me and landing on me.

i wondered if they had built a nest under the lounger and when i turned it over discovered that they had. not being afraid of wasps i wondered what i should do and decided to check the internet to see what they eat.

turns out they eat spiders, ants and bees among other things. well since i have had to pollinate my zucchinis by hand because there were no bees around to do the job i considered that if i destroyed the nest the bees would come back to do the job.

but then i considered how i am terrified of spiders and what the consequence would be if i destroyed the nest. guess what - the nest stays.

1 comment:

Sue said...

i remember there being a couple of wasps nests under the lounge chair even when you were still living at the old place. did they hibernate there?