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Project Noah Nature School
Eumenes fraternus
Thin-waisted black and white wasp
spotted on porch screen
Spotted on Mar 29, 2012
Submitted on Mar 30, 2012
15 Comments
superb spotting!
Thank you, Chief RedEarth. I saw a new 'pot' on the opposite screen just yesterday.
New photo added: she's begun to build a 4th pot.
@Ava: here's some pots from last year: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/101... These appear to be made from red coquina sand.
I love you imaginary picture of fairies putting these into their tiny kilns!
I understand completely, Ava. I worked for a potter while going to college and dabbled in throwing pots. I've always imagined sprites and fairies recovering these and putting them in their teeny tiny kiln. I'm still watching, so maybe I can add to this (I've seen as many as six pots in a cluster.)
auntnance, I'm a potter, and I can't tell you how much I love this spotting! Thanks for your keen observations.
Wonderful sharing,
great shots of this amazing wasp and his cute pots !
amazing little pots and great shots!
Amazing... those pots look so cool, miniaturised versions of the stuff you'd find in a museum! Very cool spotting
I've added another photo of the pot in progress. If you look carefully you can see the different tones in the mud used. Ava, I also assigned it to the Animal Architecture mission.
Very nice!
very nice find.
Interesting!
So is it actually making the third "pot?" Can you please put this lovely spotting in the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082... ?