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I have just noticed two odd new-to-me structures high up on a covered ledge outside my house which I have never seen before; approx 4-5cms in length and 3.5cms high - sort of a rectangle with rounded corners; they are brownish in colour (?? dried leaves) and as I was trying to get a better look (they are in an awkward position) an insect flew up to one and landed beside it - at which point I rushed for a stepladder and my camera! The insect was black, flying length very approximately 2cms and it made a faint whirring/buzzing type sound, returning repeatedly to the nest as I tried to get a picture, also making halfhearted ?rushes at me. It looks so like a picture that someone posted on NatureNS recently (?Nancy Dowd), which unfortunately I now no longer have - slender, segmented body, mostly black with short tan sections on the limbs and flying with its legs dangling down. I would like to understand what it is and what it is doing not only for personal interest, but also because painters are coming to paint the house starting tomorrow and, while I am prepared to leave the creature unmolested, I also would like to be sure it poses no risk of harm to the painters painting around it - or my house for that matter!!! I have managed to get a few pictures, very mediocre because of the awkward placement, but possibly helpful for ID purposes which I can forward to anyone interested.... Eleanor Lindsay, Seabright, St Margarets Bay
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