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Blue mud wasp

Chalybion californicum

Description:

This thread-waisted wasp renovates abandoned mud nests of other wasps and then stocks the nest with paralyzed spiders as food for the wasp larva. Here is it seen investigating a pitcher plant.

Habitat:

North Carolina Botanical Garden

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Maria dB
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Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 29, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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