The mysterious stains a woman discovered on her bathroom wall

Due to Australia’s special climate, many families suffer from the invasion of different insects and pests inside their homes, like this one housewife, who was terrified after finding some strange objects on the wall of one of the bathrooms.

It all started when this housewife – whose identity is unknown – posted on a private Facebook group called “Moms who clean“(Translated: Mother who cleans”) a photo next to the message: “What should I do? I found these things stuck to the bathroom wall. ” As expected, a whole debate ensued, with twists and turns.

Many people said maybe it was some kind of joke, others thought it was eschatological residue and more dramatic ones recommended that the woman “sell this house and move out.” Luckily, came an authoritative voice to bring some calm – or not so much.

The most successful concluded that the spots were insect nests, taking into account that the country of Oceania is in the middle of spring. Finally, the ecologist and professor at the University of Sydney, Dieter Hochuli, confirmed to news.com.au to which brown spots belong the muddy wasp or potter.

These tiny flying insects, owners of mud nests, belong to different families and vary in appearance. While some seem a little frightened by their brilliant yellow and black color, Professor Hochuli said they were “fairly harmless“And live a largely ‘lonely’ life.

“They make a living catching spiders, where they cripple them and seal them in their nests with mud and more mud. Then they lay eggs in there, and once they hatch, their young wasps eat the dead spiders until they can chew out of the muddy nest, ”he explained.

However, although they are not aggressive, like other types of bees and hornets, if they feel threatened, they will give a painful sting, this is why Professor Hochuli suggests removing nests only “when the wasps are not active”.

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The Australian researcher noted that as nature evolves at this time of year, people start to notice all kinds of insects, but as with the female mud wasp, they “come out of winter hibernation” and look for spiders to catch.

In turn, he added that these are commonly found in homes, but they are very opportunistic and will try to live anywhere they can place their mud nests and catch spiders. “You can find them all over Australia, from Victoria to Darwin and from urban areas to forests,” he concluded.