mud dauber
Solitary nest-building insect
A mud dauber is a wasp that builds its nest from mud, typically forming distinctive tube-shaped chambers on walls, eaves, or sheltered surfaces.
Unlike social wasps, mud daubers are solitary and rarely sting.
They provision their nests with paralyzed spiders as food for their larvae.
A mud dauber had built its nest under the porch railing.
- waspNarrow-bodied stinging insect
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
- yellow and blackTwo contrasting warning shades
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
Hymenoptera · dirt · organ pipe · paralyzed · spider · ovipositor · solitary · sand wasp · entomology · buzzing · stinger · venom · potter · slender · hunting spiders · tube · cells · black
mud dauberAfricanized bee
Aggressive hybrid honey insect
killer bee · honeybee · yellowjacket · hornet · bald-faced hornet
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