A 12-year - old boy found the world 's largest European wasp nest ever discovered . Jordan Waddingham received $ 20 from his mum for his startling discovery . It measures at one metre tall and a circumference of three metres . The nest was destroyed overnight when the wasps were dormant . It took several days to remove the 90-kilogram nest from the ground . The nest is being displayed at the national Victoria Museum and Art gallery .
A 12-year-old boy found the world 's largest European wasp nest ever found . Jordan Waddingham made $ 20 from his mum for his startling discovery . It measures at one metre tall and a circumference of three metres . The nest was destroyed overnight when the wasps were dormant . It took two days to remove the 90-kilogram nest from the ground . The nest is being displayed at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery .