Dead Friends

The other day we found a dead wasp and kept it for observation. 

We spent time on the Internet learning everything we could about wasps. 

Did you know they make their nest out of chewed wood fibers and their own saliva? 

We also knocked down a nest to analyze, it feels like paper-mache. 

Today Rett found a dead bee. 

Here they are together on a dust pan in our back yard. 

Rett says they are "dead friends." 

He's hoping for one of those bright red dragonflies next.

August 7, 2009