Wasps feeding on an ivy flower

Wasps feeding on an ivy flower

A patch of ivy growing near Compton Mill lock must have been in a favourable position. It had already started flowering earlier than the rest, over a week ago, so there were wasps all over it, feeding.

Wasp feeding on an ivy flower

2 thoughts on “Wasps feeding on an ivy flower”

  1. It depends – there’s lots of different species of wasps. But apparently for some kinds the queen goes off to find somewhere to hibernate while the rest die off.

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