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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Pepsinae » Mud-nesting Spider Wasps (Ageniellini) » Unidentified Mud Nests, Immatures and Hosts

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Copyright © 2007 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

wasp nest?

Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 18, 2007

Looks like some sort of mason or mud wasp or spider wasp nest-found under a rock. The rock was fairly tight on the ground. I was surprised to find this there.

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 19 April, 2007 - 10:21am
Last updated 3 August, 2023 - 9:55am

Moved

Moved from Mud-nesting Spider Wasps.

… Bob Biagi, 3 August, 2023 - 9:55am

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Moved

Moved from Spider Wasps.

… Charley Eiseman, 27 November, 2009 - 4:53pm

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Moved

Moved from Vespoidea. Please see comments here.

… Charley Eiseman, 27 January, 2009 - 5:17pm

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Moved

Moved from Auplopus.

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 22 January, 2009 - 9:36pm

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???

How did you determine the genus? From Eric's comments it looks like it could be a number of different things in Vespoidea and it should be moved back there until we have more information.

… Beatriz Moisset, 20 January, 2009 - 4:34pm

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I didn't. I'm not sure who mo

I didn't. I'm not sure who moved it. but I'll put it where you say to.

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 22 January, 2009 - 9:36pm

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Auplopus nests.

These are likely nests of one of the Auplopus (genus) spider wasps (family Pompilidae). But, the only way to be sure is to either hatch the remaining closed cells, or search that one empty cell for the remains of spiders (legs, etc). Pollen residue would indicate this is the nest of an Osmia mason bee. Caterpillar remains would indicate a wasp in the Eumeninae subfamily of Vespidae. Confused yet?:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 19 April, 2007 - 1:10pm

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Yes-confused. O_o

Yes-confused. O_o

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 22 January, 2009 - 9:37pm

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