In this lockdown the wasps seem to be saying if you can't come to us,we'll come to you! While on a call with the team yesterday I excitedly said, there's a potter wasp that's scoping my front room.I've set up my comp here-its the room with the most light,best view of the Pongam +
And so yesterday evening she decided that my side table was where she will build her pot for her babies. She came back this morning around 8.15 and continued,luckily she didn't seem to mind me getting all paparazzi. For the next 2 hrs I saw her carefully build,shape her pot+
Here's a video showing her carrying a blog of wet mud and how she at first looks almost confused where to place it and then beautifully uses it to shape and strengthen the lip of the pot.+
It's almost 10 AM now, and I have no idea as yet if she had already deposited her eggs in her pot. But then she comes back, and for the only time since yesterday, stayed almost stationary in one place with her abdomen inside the pot. She was laying her eggs!+
It's been more than 2 hrs since she's returned. Thankfully I have a vantage point view, I'm staying put - taking no chance that I'll miss the follow up action of food getting provisioned and the pot getting sealed,unsealed. I'm update this thread as soon as that happens 😊
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