eli5: Why do wasps build their nests underground?

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Wouldn’t water get in them? And then they get all mad when I step over them.

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Plenty of animals live in underground nests and burrows. As long as the nest is above the water table, the level below which the ground is saturated, the nest will be okay. Having an underground nest is a good way to keep it safe from predators.

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