Comment on I think I 'm witnessing the beginning of a wasp nest in the wall of my living room?

slurp@programming.dev ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• solo@slrpnk.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Thank you so much. Doing this immediately!

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  • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Do you have access to the space above the ceiling? It’s pretty likely there is already a good sized nest in there and the light fixture is just an access hole that one wandered out of and is now trying to get back in. These kind of wasps will eat the wood up there like termites.

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    • Yaky@slrpnk.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That looks more like a mud dauber, which are solitary and do not eat wood.

      (Then again, I am only familiar with some NE US insects, and poster is probably not in the US)

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      • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The legs do look a bit longer than the ones currently eating my house, but still worth a peek.

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      • MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It does look like a mud dauber and, for what it’s worth, they don’t attack humans like wasps (at least where I am). If it’s not doing any damage you could possibly even let it be and they’ll be gone after the summer.

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