The potter wasp is named after the pot-shaped nest it builds. After laying a single egg, the female packs her nest with paralysed insects and bugs. The young one feeds on these live caterpillars as it grows and breaks the sealed pot to emerge as an adult. Staff writer Anirudh Nair spotted this female building a nest on the back gate to his house. The wild thrives all around us. What have you discovered in your backyards in the last few months? Let us know in the comments. Read a piece by Samuel