The organ pipe mud dauber wasp - Farm and Dairy

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The organ pipe mud dauber wasp - Farm and Dairy

They don’t need much — a dry, sheltered spot out of the sun, a smooth, vertical surface, a nearby forest, a handy source of mud and a healthy supply of spiders. These are the requirements sought out by the organ pipe mud dauber wasp (Trypoxylon politum). Belonging to a group known as square-headed wasps, this is the only North American species in the genus Trypoxylon that creates its own, free-standing mud nests. Organ pipe mud dauber wasps are …