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Sceliphron caementarium
Mud Dauber
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Photographer: Donna Walker
ID: 0000 0000 1012 1156 (2012-10-17)Copyright © 2012 Donna Walker
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date of photo Jul 2012
latitude 33.02581 longitude -117.06566 max error distance 3300 meters
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horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984 georeferencing source GeoLocatelocation
Garden in Rancho Bernardo, CA (San Diego County, California, US)family
Sphecidae
order
Hymenoptera
class Insecta
notes Mud daubers are solitary wasps and beneficial insects; female mud daubers hunt spiders, paralyze them and feed the spiders to their young. Mud daubers build their nests by gathering mud in their mandibles and applying it in layers. After dragging spiders inside the nest, the female lays her eggs on top of the spiders and then seals up the nest. Once hatched, larvae feed upon the spiders and when big enough, chew their way out of the nest.keywords: mud dauber, solitary wasp, spider wasp
camera Nikon Coolpix L3
contributor's ID # DW5 photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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