Over the last couple of months it has been very hot and dry along the creek. Each bit of undergrowth cleared leaves exposed soil and lots of bugs. They all scurry away as fast as possible. However, the European wasps arrive in force. Initially I thought they were just after water, but on closer inspection, they were hunting bugs. I could get quite close and they took no notice of me whatsoever. They would find something bite-size, pick it up and head off to their nest, somewhere beyond my current work zone. I wondered when or even if I would find their nest, and yesterday I did. And I still marvel that they did not go at me as I cleared all the Cape Ivy from their dead log home. At the time there was no waspy activity, I only noticed their HQ a couple of hours later.
Anyway, they are right in the line of progress and in huge numbers. I took some photos, but they seem to have vampire qualities, in that they are impossible to photograph, except the one hint of one in the close up shot. Please just agree that there are a lot of wasps here!
Next step is either alerting the council or doing my own commando raid...I will meditate on this...
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