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Mud nest, about 1 inch wide and almost as high. The entrance hole is 3 mm in diameter.
Suburban area on insular tropical intramontane plateau.
Spotted outside my front door. There was no sign of the home maker.
Spotted on Nov 1, 2022
Submitted on Nov 2, 2022
8 Comments
The mud dauber has sealed the open chamber and added another. Just looking at the structure, I believe there are three chambers total. I have
uploaded a new picture.
A'ole palikia. (Google translate) I mean to say You are welcome.
SukanyaDatta - Mahalo nui loa - thank you very much - for the links. The last one was remarkably detailed and educational.
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/82...
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/30...
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19...
This one is great
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23...
Lots of detail
https://www.wildwanderer.com/the-industr...
SukanyaDatta - "The adult wasp lays an egg inside the pot and seals it...along with provisions. It does not enter." Thanks for reminding me, though I think I knew that--once upon a time; my brain is going fast.
The adult wasp lays an egg inside the pot and seals it...along with provisions. It does not enter...I have never seen it actually lay the egg but I have seen it build mud nests...I 'll search some links on PN and send them to you ...there are quite a few. Potter wasps or Mud dauber wasps.
SukanyaDatta - That was my first thought--and I don't have a second one! The only thing that bothers me is that I've never seen a wasp small enough to get through a 3mm hole.
Potter wasps, most likely.