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Pipe organ mud dauber
Trypoxylon politum
38.7577, -77.0984
Field Notes
Description:
Insect nests spotted on the underside of the observation tower at Huntley Meadows Park. The nests are made of mud. These nests were built by a type of wasp known as Pipe organ mud daubers. Notice the small spider that is shown in the upper-right part of the nest in Photo 2. Pipe organ mud daubers "...stock their nests with spiders, which serve as food for their offspring." Source Credit: Wikipedia
Habitat:
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/
Notes:
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