New Zealand has one of the world’s highest recorded densities of paper wasps ... spray,” she said. “Do not shine a torch on to the nest as they will fly up to it – and the person holding ...

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But the design of the wasp’s getup made scientists think its trap was designed to cushion, not crush. Instead, researchers suggested the flytrap-like structure was used to hold a wriggly insect ...

Ms Gallagher said the wasps were so tiny, there was a "level of trust". "You get five tiny little containers as one of your domestic samples, and you can put them in various rooms in the house ...