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Description:

this wasp use clay to build up a dome like structure to lay eggs.... then fill it with some foods like caterpillars as shown in the third pic ...then they use to close the opening of the dome with clay again ... It completed the process of one dome per one day and continue doing it for several days ... love to know its ID

1 Species ID Suggestions

Potter wasp
Eumenes sp. Potter wasp | Project Noah


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4 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

That is the point i am worried about..Yellow head!!!
So i think polistes sp. can be temporarily taken!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

Thanks Adi yep its definitely a potter wasp.... but colour of the head is different from the red potter ...... any other species ???
thank you again.... :)

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

It is definitely a potter wasp Bhagya!
I am still not sure it is red potter wasp or not!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/251...
http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayi...

Bhagya Herath
Spotted by
Bhagya Herath

Kandy CP, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Sep 5, 2013

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