A Sceliphron mud dauber wasp carries a glob of mud back to her mud nest, the weight of her load counterbalanced by her unusual petiolate abdomen. Texas. #sceliphron #sphecidae #wasp #insects #flight
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@strykeroz @aenesidemusoz I've seen references to mud daubers using vibrations to liquify the mud as they manipulate it. This image is from video I filmed a few years ago that shows the vibration and manipulation as Sceliphron wasps harvested mud. Video link: http://www.rickubis.com/rick/muddaubers_scobee_091419.mp4 More Hymenopteran stuff on my page here: https://www.rickubis.com/rick/cowkill.html #wasps #muddaubers #sceliphron #ichnology #hymenoptera