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Wasp nest
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Wasp nest
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
September 5, 2006
The final chamber contained this wasp - but I thought the metalic green wasps were all parasites on other species. If that is true, I'm still no closer to knowing who built the nest.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 6 October, 2006 - 9:30pm
Last updated 8 May, 2008 - 2:25pm

Moved
Moved from Elampinae.
… Matthias Buck, 8 May, 2008 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cuckoo Wasps.
… Matthias Buck, 8 May, 2008 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cuckoo wasps.
… Ethan Friedman, 1 April, 2007 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

Cuckoo Wasp
I have never seen a mud nest exactly like the one in the first image, though I would guess it is the nest of some sort of potter wasp. The adult Cuckoo Wasp seen here appears to have been nearly ready to leave the nest; Cuckoo Wasps I believe are common parasites of potter wasps. I have seen plenty of them here in Florida emerging from Eumenes nests.
… Jeff Hole, 6 October, 2006 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

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