Wasp Hive

Template:Infobox LocationWasp Hive is the oldest of the nine Hives of Pantala, located on the shore of Dragonfly Bay on the "front leg" of Pantala and connected by silk bridges to Jewel and Yellowjacket Hives. It is ruled by the Queen Wasp herself, and is decorated by numerous weavings of her and a more heavy, ornate way than the other hives. It is also surrounded by greenhouses, at least one of which containing the Breath of Evil. The nearest water source to Wasp Hive seems to be Dragonfly Bay. The Temple of Clearsight, located within this hive, held the sacred Book of Clearsight before the events of The Lost Continent. The Flamesilk Factory is also located here. It is noted to be the largest of the nine hives and has structures made of solid wood.

Residents

Residents
Queen Wasp (ruler) Malachite Sandfly The Librarian Flamesilks Admiral Clubtail Danaid Fritillary Heliconian Pierid Sandfly (guard) Whitespeck Xenica Past Festoon † Blue (escaped) Luna (escaped)

The Temple of Clearsight

The Temple of Clearsight is the most famous structure in all of the Hives. It was formerly located elsewhere in Pantala, but was damaged. It was restored and moved to Wasp Hive.

It is said to have been made out of 60 different kinds of wood, fitting together like the pieces of a puzzle. The temple has three different rooms, with each entrance guarded by two armed HiveWings.

The first room has a koi pond. The second room contains a tree-like stand for the Book of Clearsight, which is in a locked wooden case shaped like a book. There are dragon designs all over the case. The only light in the room comes from a lantern over the Book's case, and its reflection in the tiny moonstone stars scattered across the wooden ceiling. the final room is where The Librarian spends her life. Her room contains a bamboo mat and some bookshelves. Blue thinks the final room looks like a prison. The room also has an open skylight going through the top of the Hive.

The Flamesilk Factory

The Flamesilk Factory is a secret underground factory, unknown to the rest of the Hives.

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"The Consequences of Unchained Flamesilks", by rollerchad.

Once a flamesilk is discovered, they are arrested and taken to the factory, where they are forced to produce flamesilk into large cauldrons. The flamesilk is shipped to the rest of the Hives where it is used for lighting, technology, and more. The SilkWings were previously chained in the factory, but these were removed after 'four years' of letters from Admiral.

At any given time, at least three of the eight flamesilk SilkWings will be producing flamesilk, even in the middle of the night. They will stand and raise their wrists above a massive cauldron, and their flamesilk will land in the cauldron. After a certain period of time, the shifts will switch.

The Greenhouses

Queen Wasp owns greenhouses near her Hive and grows a variety of plants there, including the Breath of Evil. Sundew and her parents, Belladonna and Hemlock, hid out in this greenhouse before meeting Blue, Cricket, and Swordtail for the first time. Later, the four returned to the greenhouse after they discovered the secrets of its plant, and burnt it down while everybody was distracted in the chaos of the Bloodworm Hive burning.

Trivia

• All flamesilks, besides Blue and Luna, are kept there in the Flamesilk Factory.
• It is said to be the greatest and largest Hive.
• Blue thought that it was full of "power, soldiers and secrets".
• In The Hive Queen, Swordtail mentions that there may not be any members of the Chrysalis in Wasp Hive. This is likely because this hive is known as the most powerful and dangerous hive.

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• A actual wasp
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