[wyevilla]

I found a dormant queen Common Wasp when I was refelting the shed roof this morning (the old felt was ripped to shreds by the storms on Thursday). The wasp appeared somewhat truncated with the abdomen drawn in which I take to be an adaptation to survive the cold by reducing body surface area. Another interesting thing was that the wings were slanted down either side of the thorax and the tips were under the abdomen. Again I suppose wrapped up until the spring.