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Identification history
| Eumeninae (subfamily) | 14 Apr 2023 | TimL |
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The sequence of images shows a Potter Wasp collecting wet mud to make its nests. Unlike the type of wasp recorded in sighting 4463644, this wasp collected scrapes of mud but did not appear to vibrate its jaws to liquify the mud, a process which makes it easier to shape the mud scrapes into a ball for carrying. (There was no audible high frequency sound coming from this particular wasp which typically occurs with the other type of wasp as they collect scrapes of mud and shape them into mud balls for carrying). The first image shows the wasp holding the ball of mud between its jaws just before flying off.
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2023 01:53 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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