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covered cell mud-dauber wasp nest

Sceliphron sp.

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Wasp nests were about 12 cms long and about 4 cms high. They were made of mud and totally sealed.

Notes:

These two nests were found on the same outer wall of a farm house. Could not see the wasp anywhere.

Reference Links:

Mud dauber, Covered-cell Mud-dauber Wasp - Sceliphron laetum

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PublishedDecember 13, 2011

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