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Field Notes

Description:

These were egg/cocoon type homes for a winged insect. I will attach other photos. Any idea what bug? Cool, huh?

Notes:

Found under garden lumber

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
jamerbean
Looks like a nest of what we would call "dirt daubers"... the species I'm familiar with made different types of nests though, so that's all I got. If you remember what the bug looked like you might be able to identify it with this: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Sphecidae

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PublishedFebruary 20, 2011

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