Wasps start by finding a sheltered location
The queen chews wood fibers into a pulp
She mixes the pulp with saliva
She shapes the pulp into the first nest cells
She lays eggs in the cells
Worker wasps hatch and take over nest building
Workers gather more wood fibers and plant material
Workers expand the nest by adding new layers and cells
The nest grows as more wasps join in
The colony repairs and maintains the nest continuously