Friday, May 19, 2006
The wasps have been consuming a great deal. Over the past few days, they have finished three crickets, a number of mealworms and lots of raw and cooked chicken. I can see that some new workers have hatched; I have stopped counting them already!
A whole new lot of eggs have been laid, and some of the young larvae are now getting very big. Many of the larger larvae are now pupae. I noticed that the wasps reuse the cells over and over. The top cells have already raised 2 groups of workers, and are now housing a third group of larvae! The nest is also expanding slightly at the bottom.
In the past 2 or 3 days, I have been finding escaped wasps in the room. I found a hole at the side of the cage. It is very small, but the wasps can easily escape through it. It is quite an old hole, and I should have fixed it long ago. I don't know why I missed it. Anyway, it is now fixed. Hopefully there will be no more escapes.
A whole new lot of eggs have been laid, and some of the young larvae are now getting very big. Many of the larger larvae are now pupae. I noticed that the wasps reuse the cells over and over. The top cells have already raised 2 groups of workers, and are now housing a third group of larvae! The nest is also expanding slightly at the bottom.
In the past 2 or 3 days, I have been finding escaped wasps in the room. I found a hole at the side of the cage. It is very small, but the wasps can easily escape through it. It is quite an old hole, and I should have fixed it long ago. I don't know why I missed it. Anyway, it is now fixed. Hopefully there will be no more escapes.
