Sighting 4374601
Pison sp. (genus)
1 Black mud-dauber wasp at Evatt, ACT
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| Pison sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| Pison sp. (genus) | TimL | 8 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
The images are a follow up to sighting 4374600 and provide greater detail of the wasp forming its mud nest in a mortar joint behind a down-pipe. The wasp was vibrating its jaws to liquify the mud and make it easier to shape into place as was evidenced by a high frequency sound coming from the wasp. The second image clearly shows the wasp holding the ball of mud which is partially liquified in the vicinity of its jaws. The images also show the wasp’s ability to form the mud nest whilst facing into or out of the nest.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064036-35.213313
- Altitude 594.7m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2021 02:01 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 sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Black mud-dauber wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 830.18m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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