A woman who entered ​a​ seldom-used extra room in her mom’s house was stunned to find that 5,000 wasps had created a huge nest on the bed.

The nest measured 3ft wide and⁤ 1.5ft deep, and it was⁢ still growing. The bugs had gnawed through the mattress and pillows to construct⁤ it.

When pest control expert John Birkett arrived at the location, he realized it ‍had been⁢ developing for several months.‌ His client,⁢ living alone in a five-bedroom home in Winchester, Hampshire, ‍hadn’t checked on the spare bedroom for quite⁢ some ⁢time. When her son opened the door and found the nest on the single bed he noticed that a window had ⁣been left open⁢ all⁣ along.

Birkett from Longwood Services stated: “We received a ​call as we ⁤usually do … but finding one in a bedroom ⁢– I thought that was odd. I opened up the door and couldn’t believe my eyes. The pillow was covered with⁣ this ⁣massive 3ft wasp nest while they were still ​busy working.”

“In my 45 years of experience I have never seen anything like this⁤ before. There must ‌be⁣ around 5,000 wasps! It’s incredible that she didn’t know she shared her home ​with⁤ them.”

“I suited ​up like⁣ an⁣ astronaut ⁣and tried to eliminate as many as possible ‍while they buzzed around me inside.” He ⁢mentioned there could have been up to 700 queen wasps within that nest.

He added that previously he only found nests ‌about the size of⁣ tennis balls inside rooms.

Birkett eventually cleared out the area using‍ spray to kill off all those pesky insects. He even managed to⁣ save her favorite blanket from ‍being ruined!

Although he completed his ‌task successfully, Birkett felt sad about so many dying insects. “It really looked like art; they ⁣worked hard ⁤on it! But she just said ‘No way​ – you’ve got to⁣ remove it.’ ⁣If they built this in just three-and-a-half months? That’s impressive right? They’re just tiny creatures.”

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