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Photo by Bhagya Herath
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Field Notes

Description:

this wasp use clay to build up a dome like structure to lay eggs.... then fill it with some foods like caterpillars as shown in the third pic ...then they use to close the opening of the dome with clay again ...
It completed the process of one dome per one day and continue doing it for several days ...
love to know its ID

Species ID Suggestions

Potter wasp

Eumenes sp.

Reference Link
Dilan Chathuranga
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Comments (4)
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
Adarsha B S
That is the point i am worried about..Yellow head!!! So i think polistes sp. can be temporarily taken!
Bhagya Herath
Thanks Adi yep its definitely a potter wasp.... but colour of the head is different from the red potter ...... any other species ??? thank you again.... :)
Adarsha B S
It is definitely a potter wasp Bhagya! I am still not sure it is red potter wasp or not! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/25198222 http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=4603
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2013

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