Do wasps not like the dry extreme heat?

found a live wasp in my shower last night, the shower was hot but not dry.

conclusion: they be thirsty

Dirt daubers cannot daub without mud.

We battled them last month but haven’t seen a ton this summer. Mud daubers are OOC, though.

My husband was bitten on his hand last night by two and although he felt the stings, they didn't have enough venom to bother him more that slight swelling handled by baking soda and water.
Most times, his reactions are worse.

In this kind of heat, everything seems to be less active.

I was home in the middle of the day when it was ~102. I had to go outside and was struck by the silence. The only sounds I heard were the neighbor's AC and the very occasional vehicle in the distance.

No dogs barking.
No lawn work going on.
No kids playing.
No birds chirping.
No squirrels, no insects, no nothing.

It felt a bit like I was in an opening landscape scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Do wasps not like the dry extreme heat?

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They need water. They are going to find it or die. They are most likely relocated for now to where they can find water.

Well they must all be at my house. My shed is full, they are all over just sitting in the grass for some reason and most afternoons they are all over my pool.

I can tell when one is around if my kids are in the pool. My daughter screams to high hell because they land on the water to drink. Been traumatized ever since she was 3-4 and one came out of the little bongo under the playhouse and stung her on the hand.

Also saw one crabbing last Saturday do the same thing.

I can’t think of one reason why God created wasp, roaches or spiders

They can all die in fires

I’m definitely seeing less activity outside despite my pool being a water source for them. This is normally the time of year when the red wasps become more aggressive because of dwindling food supplies, so I’m not missing their absence. .