Wasps survive the cold to fight another day

Painful encounter with a hardy woodland colony raises questions about the effects of climate changeFear of wasps has always seemed to me irrational, but since inadvertently standing on a wasps’ nest two weeks ago my opinion has been revised. Deep in a local wood and stopping to admire a fungus on a log pile, I was alerted by a deep buzzing to the fact that both trouser legs were filling up with wasps.Not content with stinging both legs, the workers also attacked my face and neck, as well a