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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Unidentified Nests, Burrows, Immatures, and Associates
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Copyright © 2008 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

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Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
October 29, 2007
I found this in an area of the park that had recently experienced a brush fire. Is it a bumblebee nest?
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Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 30 January, 2008 - 10:52am
Last updated 1 April, 2010 - 7:28am

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps.
… Charley Eiseman, 1 April, 2010 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

looks like
a Mud Dauber nest that has fallen off a wall ->flat side was attached. Some good examples in the guide.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 30 January, 2008 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
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likely fell from a tree as there are no walls nearby.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 30 January, 2008 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

don't think so. A bumble bee
don't think so. A bumble bee nest is usually located underground, I've seen them use gopher holes. Their nests are that well formed either, it looks like a globular mess of white egg like things that contain their larva. probably some sort of sphecid or potter wasp.
… William Ericson, 30 January, 2008 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for putting me on the right track!
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 30 January, 2008 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

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