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Trypoxylon politum
Builds characteristic "pipe organ" nests on walls, etc. Provisions with 3-18 spiders per cell. Males may stand guard at nest during its construction and while females forage. Males emit a loud buzzing sound when nest is approached or disturbed.
Eastern North America: Massachusetts south to Florida, west to Kansas, Texas.
Spotted this nest on the underside of a rock overhang near the stairs to suspended bridge at Tallulah Gorge State Park
Spotted on Apr 13, 2013
Submitted on Apr 15, 2013
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