Mud dauber making nest

Black and yellow mud dauber is a common name for the sphecid wasp species Sceliphron caementarium. They are solitary insects that build nests out of mud in sheltered locations, frequently on man-made structures such as bridges, barns, open porches or under the eaves of houses. These nests are not aggressively defended, and stings are rare.

The black and yellow mud dauber's nest is comprised of a series of cylindrical cells that are plastered over to form a smooth nest that may attain nearly the size of a human fist. After building a cell, the female wasp captures several spiders. The captured prey are stung and paralyzed before being placed in the nest, and then a single egg is deposited on the prey within each cell. The wasp then seals the cell with mud. After finishing a series of cells, she leaves and does not return. Eventually, the hatching larva will eat the prey and emerge from the nest.

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[CenkoFett]

1:10 a small fly comes by and is like "WTF is that!?"

[delta1O5]

1:21 FUCK STICKS

[skylilly1]

very efficient nest builder..cool vid

[zoebiflap]

I just watched a wasp build a home out of clay

If those little fuckers invent concrete i'm moving to the moon

[videogamelover4300]

And then, it rained

[Zlinish]

WOOW! Its mud-playing skill is wayyyyy better than mine!!

[xxtinykahunaxx]

Your lucky you didnt piss it off

[blackhatprograming]

they got wifi built in the ass called iwasp

[thybigballs]

@Payitnov If you have spider problems let the daubers stay around. They won't bother you at all.

[purrrplecomet]

@thybigballs :/ i can just tell you they sting with no problem. anyway,they DO sting people.their sting is much like a hornet's,and they have no stinger.they just touch you,stick their abdomen on your arm,and it might swell and be red for about a month.though mud daubers are NOT poisoness AT ALL.they just sting.that's all.i was wrong that they sting u if u get too close that was yellow jacket i was reading.anyway,it's possible to get stung.but not harmful.little swelling and rdness,but that it.

[thybigballs]

@purrrplecomet I didn't exactly say they couldn't sting. I'm simply saying there are no stories of us ever being stung by one and these things are everywhere and so are their nests. It's almost like there's too many of them. They like making nests on our equipment which can be a problem sometimes as this causes malfunctions to occur. I suppose you would really have to work at it to get one of them to sting you but we have no fear of these guys at all.

[purrrplecomet]

@thybigballs then talk to Dr. Miles H. Bader.he knows everything about insects.wich ones sting.how they work.how they catch food.how to trick them wit boric acid treats.if u talk 2 him u will learn they sting.unless u don't have a mud dauber.could be a different parasitic wasp that just looks like a mud dauber that doesn't sting.