A bewildering architectural variety exists among the many species of social wasps. This Brazilian Myschocyttarus paper wasp makes a long, rope-like nest.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A cut-away of a fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) mound showing the intricate system of galleries within the nest.

Austin, Texas, USA
A cut-away of a fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) mound showing the intricate system of galleries within the nest.

Austin, Texas, USA
A bewildering architectural variety exists among the many species of social wasps. This Brazilian Myschocyttarus paper wasp makes a long, rope-like nest.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A bewildering architectural variety exists among the many species of social wasps. This Brazilian Myschocyttarus paper wasp makes a long, rope-like nest.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A bewildering architectural variety exists among the many species of social wasps. This Brazilian Myschocyttarus paper wasp makes a long, rope-like nest.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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