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Dianthidium sp.
This nest is covered with tiny pebbles and held together with mud. It's wrapped in a silk web from a spider.
Along Lake Hodges trail on California Buckwheat.
Spotted on Dec 31, 2011
Submitted on Dec 31, 2011
6 Comments
I heard from BugGuide and they believe the silk web is unrelated which makes this a Resin Bee nest. There must have been a spider that spent a lot of time on and around this nest!
I'd love to know what that's from!
Awesome!
I thought you'd like it Ava :)
argybee, I am amazed at the architecture of animals!
must have taken you hours... :)
That is so cool!!