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1 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by Andrew GillespieAurora, Colorado, USA

Nesting in a wooden patio.

0 0 Blue Mud Wasp

Blue Mud Wasp

by antondazombBurlington, Ontario, Canada

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by brettpimOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Urban pond

1 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by James A McNairFlorida, USA

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by James McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

Forest

1 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by James McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

0 0 Blue Mud Dawber Wasp

Blue Mud Dawber Wasp

by James McNairFlorida, USA

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by James McNairFlorida, USA

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by James McNairFlorida, USA

1 0 Blue Mud Wasp

Blue Mud Wasp

by Bella123Berkeley, California, USA

2 0 Blue mud dauber

Blue mud dauber

by sunshinejananiOthakalmandapam, Tamil Nadu, India

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by DavidMroczkowskiChicago, Illinois, USA

1 0 Blue mud dauber

Blue mud dauber

by BillCavenderVirginia, USA

1 inch long black/metallic blue wasp

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by James A McNairFlorida, USA

Orlando Wetlands

0 0 Blue mud dauber wasp

Blue mud dauber wasp

by AshleighKoenigsMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

0 1 Blue Black Spider Wasp

Blue Black Spider Wasp

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

irridescent blue wings

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by HeyokahParacel Islands

I saw it fight with a spider, stung it & paralyzed it!!

0 2 Blue Mud Wasp Nest

Blue Mud Wasp Nest

by Mandy HollmanAthens-Clarke County, Georgia, USA

State Botanical Gardens, in woods, under a concrete ledge

2 2 Blue Sphecid Wasp

Blue Sphecid Wasp

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Metallic blue. Might be either Chalybion ...

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

Florence, Kentucky, USA

Bluish tint when the light hits it.

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by HannahVongsavangFlorida, USA

1 0 Blue Mud Wasp

Blue Mud Wasp

by LivanEscudero

On a leaf in the butterfly garden. Striking metallic sheen. Pictures a bit ...

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by AshleighKoenigsWisconsin, USA

Terrible photo, but all the mud daubers alongside the creek were buzzing about ...

3 0 Blue Mud Wasp

Blue Mud Wasp

by Ingrid3San Diego, California, USA

large >1 cm metallic blue wasp

1 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by jesloweryIndiana, USA

Had mud nests under this deck.

1 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by JellisFremont, California, USA

2nd image is it gathering straw for it's burrow, 3rd (sorry I am using a zoom ...

3 1 Avispa de barro azul / Blue mud dauber

Avispa de barro azul / Blue mud dauber

by IsabelaMonte Verde, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Bosque nuboso reserva biológica Santa Elena, Monteverde

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Roughly 25-28 millimeters in body length, colored as shown in deep metallic ...

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by James McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

The blue mud dauber (Chalybion

1 0 Blue mud wasp

Blue mud wasp

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

This thread-waisted wasp renovates abandoned mud nests of other wasps and then ...

0 0 Blue Mud Wasp

Blue Mud Wasp

by Liam3San Francisco, California, USA

Metallic blue. Skitterish actions.

0 2 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by Chris CarilleFitzcarrald, Madre de Dios, Peru

A large, metallic blue, solitary wasp that utilizes old dauber mud nests. This ...

0 1 Blue Mud Wasp

Blue Mud Wasp

by Joey99Brooklet, Georgia, USA

Found on an old bird house not used by any birds. There is a family of these ...

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

Blue Mud Dauber Wasp

by eddbigsSioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Large, very dark blue (to the point it looks black) wasp with a very narrow ...

1 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Blue-black wasp with dark blue-black wings. Very thin waist. Feeding at Bronze ...

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Blue-black wasp with dark blue-black wings. Very thin waist. Feeding at Bronze ...

2 7 Blue mud wasp

Blue mud wasp

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

All of these wasps are predatory, with prey ranging from spiders to ...

0 1 Blue mud wasps

Blue mud wasps

by ChadBurkholderVirginia, USA

Blueish black wasps about 1 1/4" long not very aggressive there was about half ...

1 0 Steel Blue Cricket Hunter

Steel Blue Cricket Hunter

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

About 28-30+ millimeters in body length, bright metallic blue in color.

0 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by Steve LenzArlington, Oregon, USA

The blue mud dauber is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that preys ...

2 5 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by k.andrews6Providence, Rhode Island, USA

This specimen was about 1 inch in length. I didn't notice a blue sheen to it. ...

2 0 Blue Mud Dauber

Blue Mud Dauber

by Brian MuñizCollores, Puerto Rico, USA

Predatory wasp species, it eats mainly brown and black widow species found on ...

3 3 Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Nest

Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Nest

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

layer of mud. The female never returns to the nest after completion. Blue ...

2 0 Blue dirt dauber

Blue dirt dauber

by suzmonkMississippi, USA

Dirt daubers don't build nests, they add mud to nests abandoned by other wasps. ...

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