Sighting 4256828
Pison
1 Black mud-dauber wasp at Evatt, ACT
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| Pison | MichaelBedingfield | 3 May 2020 | |
| Pison | MichaelMulvaney | 2 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 17 Apr 2020 |
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User's notes
The images are part of a sequence showing the wasp building its mud nest in a mortar joint behind a down-pipe. There was a very high pitched sound coming from the wasp. This appeared to be due to body vibration which was visibly liquefying the mud, making it easier to work into place. The nest was completed over several days before being stocked and sealed off. See also follow-up sighting 4257364.
1 comment
3 May 2020
For a similar sighting see Kerri-Lee's:
https://atlasoflife.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4205081
https://atlasoflife.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4205081
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064019-35.213387
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Oct 2015 04:04 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pison sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Pison Scientific name
- Black mud-dauber wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 830.18m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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