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Unidentified Nests, Burrows, Immatures, and Associates

Mud Mound found in Maryland-What are they?

Mystery Dauber Nest - Sceliphron curvatum

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

No Taxon Unidentified Nests, Burrows, Immatures, and Associates

Identification

See this image for a collection of commonly seen wasp nests:

Remarks

The presence of a pollen mass inside indicates that a nest belongs to a bee or much less likely Pseudomasaris:

Note, both of the families Crabronidae and Sphecidae and subfamily Eumeninae may have similar-looking nests, built with mud or pottery and also might have a preference for provisioning certain spider types, larvae, bugs, flies, bees, beetles or other arthropods.

Since they may have similar nests, we will place all of the unidentified images here, awaiting any further evaluation by the experts.

See Also

Unidentified Larvae (class/order unknown)

Unidentified Coverings, Cases, Retreats and Nests (class/order unknown)

Unidentified Burrows and Mounds (class/order unknown)

Hymenoptera:

Unidentified Immatures - Order Hymenoptera - Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Family unknown)

Aculeata: (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Unidentified Nests, Nest Sites, and Immatures - Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees (Family unknown)

Unidentified Pebble Bee Nests - Genus Dianthidium - Pebble Bees

Larvae of Dryinidae - Family Dryinidae - Dryinids

Pseudomasaris Nests - Genus of Vespidae - Pollen Wasps

Unidentified Nests - Family Vespidae, Subfamily Eumeninae - Potter and Mason Wasps

Nests - Genus Eumenes

Unidentified Paper Wasp Nests & Immatures - Subfamily Polistinae - Paper Wasps

Unidentified Nests and Larvae - Subfamily Polistinae - Genus Polistes - Umbrella Paper Wasps

Vespinae Nests - Family Vespidae, Subfamily Vespinae - Hornets and Yellowjackets

Unidentified Nests - Genus Dolichovespula

Unidentified Nests - Genus Vespula

Unidentified Nests - Tribe Ageniellini, Family Pompilidae

Print References

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Works Cited

1.	Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates Charley Eiseman & Noah Charney. 2010. Stackpole Books.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 1 April, 2010 - 7:24am
Additional contributions by John S. Ascher, Robert H. Biagi, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 8 March, 2023 - 4:57pm

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