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Potter wasp

Ancistrocerus

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Field Notes

Description:

Potter wasp

Notes:

Potter wasp, these are very ancient and human might be learned from this to make mud pots too.
It took exactly 1 hr 2 minits for this wasp to made this pot since i have recorded all the shots not only this pot but till they lay eggs / putting larvae inside the pot for new born wasp / seal the pot etc... very interesting. interested people may try the link and see more images and discussions about this...
http://www.indianaturewatch.net/view_cat.php?tag=anjaykrishna&view_all

Reference Links:

Potter wasp, India Nature Watch

Species ID Suggestions

Potter Wasp

Delta pyriforme

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Comments (29)
Ramya B
Really amazing to look at :)
Roy Arun
Right...everyone must see this....@ krishna & Adarsha
Adarsha B S
Ah..what a magnificent display of creativity in nature..Hats off to this wonderful series and image..too good series in India nature watch..Everyone should see this...:)
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Congrats Krishna for the SOTD. What a beginning! You've a great future in PN. Good luck!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome capture anjaykrishna,great details,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Pak Hoi T
If only there's a miniature Winnie the Pooh. But this capture is amazing.
Liana
Congratulations on your SOTD anjay! Stunning photo and very well deserved. Thank you for sharing this gem :)
KrishnaMurthy-K
Dear Catgrin, wow thanks for the PDF attachments and the appreciations.
catgrin
Hello! Congratulations on your picture being selected! I didn't know there was any confusion about the naming identification. I knew your lovely picture was clearly identified as a potter wasp. To help clear the confusion, I hunted down this pdf which discusses specifically the potter wasps of India. You may want to use it as a resource. I believe your picture may be of a "Delta pyriforme pyriforme" ("Delta" being the genus), and that your wasp belongs to the subfamily Eumeninae (but not the genus Eumenes). http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2010/November/o246826xi101313-1322.pdf Here's the wikipage on the subfamily Eumeninae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_wasp Again, congratulations, and wonderful picture!
KrishnaMurthy-K
@ Yasser and Juan, in wikipedia , Mischocyttarus is saying that is paper wasp !
Yasser
@Juan, after googling Mischocyttarus, I think you may be right!
Yasser
Congrats Anjay! This wonderful snap is our Spotting of the Day! Thanks for sharing and we hope to see many more contributions from you. We've also shared this news with our Facebook and Twitter fans: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154764829665603/?type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/526945562579726336
AshleyT
Great details in this photo, what an amazing thing this wasp can do! Thanks for sharing :)
JuanFernandoMaya
I think that is not an Ancistrocerus, it might be a Mischocyttarus.
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378

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PublishedOctober 26, 2014

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