Black and Yellow Mud Dauber
Sceliphron caementarium
Dripping Springs,
Hays Co., Texas
14 October 2012
Mud dauber wasp approx 25mm body length. Suspect Sceliphron sp but unsure. ID suggestions welcome
Superficially similar to common mud dauber S.laetum but the body marking is different and lacks black on leg joints.
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber
Sceliphron caementarium
gathering mud
Dos Venadas Ranch,
Starr Co., Texas
14 May 2010
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber
Sceliphron caementarium
gathering mud
Bentsen Rio Grande State Park,
Hidalgo Co., Texas
7 October 2009
Watched it gather mud balls for a long time.
Collecting mud for nest building. UGA experimental Garden:
http://naturedocumentaries.org/636/mud-dauber-wasps-constructing-nests/
Black-and-Yellow Mud Dauber
Palm Beach County, Florida
Sep 10, 2007
Sceliphron is a genus of Hymenoptera of the Sphecidae family of wasps, commonly referred to as mud daubers. They are solitary and build nests made of mud. Nests are frequently constructed in shaded niches, often just inside of windows or vent openings, and it may take a female only a day to construct a cell requiring dozens of trips carrying mud. Females will add new cells one by one to the nest after each cell is...
