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Unidentified Wasp

Photo by Lanzz
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Field Notes

Description:

This is an unidentified wasp that i found on the wall of my house. This wasp is black in color (with yellow stripes on its legs and abdomen), and it has a slime abdomen. The size of this wasp is about 13 mm in length.

Habitat:

- Spotted on the wall of my house.

Notes:

- I hope, someone can help me to ID this wasp.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
John La Salle
It is a mud dauber. It makes mud nests and provisions them with prey items (usually spiders) for its larvae to develop on. Family Sphecidae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecidae Genus Sceliphron. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceliphron

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PublishedMay 7, 2014

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