Four-toothed wasp (Monobia quadridens) in Haltom City, United States | Project Noah

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Description:

The wasp has a black body with a yellowish white bands and blue wings.The species gathers mud and finds holes in walls,fans,or even cars.They find their prey that consists of caterpillars and spiders.The blue on the wings show up in angles and in other angles looks black.The wasp is mason wasp in the potter wasp family.

Habitat:

Trying to make its mid nest in the fan in fort Worth Texas

Notes:

It was a female that was trying to build a nest.

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Thanks,I think it is called four toothed wasp because it has 2 sets of mandibles

Nice shot. I wonder why 'four toothed'...

Thank you Saturniidae27(:

Nice iridescent blue on the wings.

Thank you all for favoriting this spotting(:

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