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Pipe Organ Mud Dauber

Trypoxylon politum

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Tube-shaped wasp nests

Habitat:

Covered sitting area near a creek in a park

Reference Links:

Species Trypoxylon politum - Pipe Organ Mud Dauber - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Mud dauber

Mud dauber

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SarahWhitt
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Pipe Organ Mud Dauber

Trypoxylon politum

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ForestDragon
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Comments (3)
cole21
What are pipe organ mud dauberšŸ¤”
SarahWhitt
We have these "nuissance" wasps in our barn and they build these organ pipe nests on the walls -- when they dry, they're like concrete! I have watched them being built. It is fascinating to watch a wasp get a ball of mud in its mouth and fly to the nest and construct it - one mouthful at a time.

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Insects of Florida
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PublishedApril 26, 2019

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