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Old 23-05-2012, 14:00   #15
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Re: Wasps nest

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Originally Posted by mobertol View Post
Now that's really interesting Margaret -hadn't thought of a connection to the earthquakes we've just had. There really were loads of them out this morning -took me ages to sweep away all the little corpses! They weren't just outside the houses either -noticed a lot where we all park our cars too -will have a snoop outside and see if there are any more...
The ant phenomenon could be due to their mating ritual - which can depend on weather conditions. I've seen this myself when we lived in the country but it's usually a bit later in the year over here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/...ne/7525028.stm
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