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Pipe organ mud dauber hatching - Trypoxylon politum - male
Copyright © 2014 Gary Budnik

Pipe organ mud dauber hatching - Trypoxylon politum - Male
Howell, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
May 26, 2014
Male T. politum hatching. These wasps use the large mandibles to break apart the mud wall, one tiny bit at a time. They secrete some kind of fluid from the mouth to dampen the mud and chew through it easier.

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Contributed by Gary Budnik on 26 May, 2014 - 10:56am

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