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Field Notes

Description:

An insect nest made of mud. The entrance was about 1 inch wide and the whole mound was about 3-4 inches high. I assume it’s some sort of mud dauber wasp nest, but I don’t know.

Habitat:

Wetlands.

Notes:

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Management Area

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
tomk3886
Looks like a crawfish burrow to me.https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2020/05/13/weekly-what-is-it-crawfish-mounds/
arne.roysland
The mud dauber wasp builds tube-like nests instead of digging. It looks like this nest is dug up on the ground. Insects also do that, but perhaps not in wetland areas. I know that some species of crayfish do that https://adoptandshop.org/exploring-the-unique-ways-crayfish-end-up-in-ditches-and-why-it-matters/

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PublishedJune 4, 2023

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