But the needs of my readers come before any fears. Listen to the audio below and you’ll hear the full interview in which we swear at each other as I click the camera, and I reveal our loose floor boards. Stay to the end - it couldn't be scripted better.
In the hope she was an exotic visitor I Googled ‘wasp identification’ and found a fantastic site that I thoroughly recommend if you are interested in Vespidae: Eakringbirds.com, about nature in the Eakring and Sherwood Forests.
Being a bit geekish their tables of different wasps sent me into paroxysms of delight (see my earlier post re: wildflower spreadsheets). How beautiful they look.
I get the impression my queen is a Common Wasp, vespula vulgaris.
Given her language earlier this morning I’m not at all surprised!
