Wasps in Shoreline

About the size of a basketball.  Photo by Christine Goodrich.

Thanks to the Goodrich family for sharing this photo of their wasp tenants. The wasps moved into a tree in their front yard during the beginning of summer. The family first noticed the nest on August 3 when it was "about the size of a basketball." 

Photo by Christine Goodrich

They are enjoying watching it grow - from a safe distance.

The photo on the left was taken from directly underneath the nest.  

These are often called "Paper Wasps" because their nests are made of material which resembles thin sheets of gray paper.  If the nest is undisturbed, the workers will continue to add layers of "paper" to the outside of the nest.