Once all the eggs are laid and the food is laid out (usually a dead spider), the momma wasp constructs an empty chamber at the outer edge of the nest, seals it up with more dirt, and moves along.

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Spider bites have now overtaken snake bites as a reason for being admitted to hospital, although they are still vastly outweighed by the hundreds brought to A&E units because of bee and wasp stings.