Paper Wasp | National Geographic

these are paper wasps tending to their

these are paper wasps tending to their nest and these are army ants complete

nest and these are army ants complete

nest and these are army ants complete with some nasty looking jaws or

with some nasty looking jaws or

with some nasty looking jaws or mandibles those mandibles and the way

mandibles those mandibles and the way

mandibles those mandibles and the way the army ants tend to swarm in well

the army ants tend to swarm in well

the army ants tend to swarm in well armies is not good news for the paper

armies is not good news for the paper

armies is not good news for the paper wasps nests the adult wasps have no

wasps nests the adult wasps have no

wasps nests the adult wasps have no defenses against this vicious mass so

defenses against this vicious mass so

defenses against this vicious mass so the ants steal the wasp larvae

the ants steal the wasp larvae

the ants steal the wasp larvae unchallenged army ants aren’t the only

unchallenged army ants aren’t the only

unchallenged army ants aren’t the only scourge of a paper wasp nest another is

scourge of a paper wasp nest another is

scourge of a paper wasp nest another is water

this Costa Rican forest they live in is

this Costa Rican forest they live in is a rainforest and their wood pulp nests

a rainforest and their wood pulp nests

a rainforest and their wood pulp nests endure frequent water lodgings at least

endure frequent water lodgings at least

endure frequent water lodgings at least for this peril the adult paper wasp has

for this peril the adult paper wasp has

for this peril the adult paper wasp has developed an ingenious defense a little

developed an ingenious defense a little

developed an ingenious defense a little suction on the soaked wood pulp mast and

suction on the soaked wood pulp mast and

suction on the soaked wood pulp mast and a little spitting over the edge and drop

a little spitting over the edge and drop

a little spitting over the edge and drop by drop the wasps save their brood

as the nest dries and the larvae grow

as the nest dries and the larvae grow the wasps add more wood pulp aka

the wasps add more wood pulp aka

the wasps add more wood pulp aka paper to the outer rim

one last peril Costa Rican heat and

one last peril Costa Rican heat and there’s only one way to cool off your

there’s only one way to cool off your

there’s only one way to cool off your nest if your paper was

nest if your paper was

nest if your paper was [Music]