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Mason wasp

Euodynerus alvarado

Photo by JC_Forester
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Field Notes

Description:

A mason (or potter wasp) building walls under a large boulder. The most widely used building material is mud made of a mixture of earth and regurgitated water, but many species use chewed plant material, instead.

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Species Euodynerus alvarado - BugGuide.Net

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