I got in this morning to find a wasp flying around the office. Opening the window, I hoped that it would be enticed outside by the cool breeze; instead it did the obligatory head-butt into the glass then just moved further up the window away from the opening.
Eventually getting the message, it unfortunately flew straight into the web of a spider living in the corner of my office window. I wasn't sure what I wanted more; the wasp to break free, or the chance to watch a spider tackle something where I could see it close up.
It seemed the spider knew which spectacle it wanted me to see as it made a darting run to where the wasp struggled against the sticky strands of web. But half-way across it obviously thought better of tackling this thing that was clearly as big, if not bigger than it, and retreated back to the safety of its corner.
With a bit more struggling the wasp freed itself and flew away - hopefully not into the beak of a waiting bird!
It would appear that even spiders know you don't mess with a wasp.
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