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Chalybion californicum
The blue mud dauber (Chalybion californicum) is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that preys primarily on black widow spiders. It does not build a nest, but uses nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps. Like other mud daubers, it is rarely aggressive. It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (Chlorion aerari
Forest
If you look closely you can see a Rainbow Scarab Beetle (Phanaeus vindex) below it in the sand
Spotted on Sep 19, 2014
Submitted on Sep 21, 2014
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