Pison sp. (genus)

Black mud-dauber wasp at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

	Pison sp. (genus)	2 Dec 2023	SimoneC
	Unidentified	28 Nov 2023	CathB

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Building a mud nest in a hollow in the mortar between bricks

2 comments

CathB wrote:

2 Dec 2023

@SimoneC I'm wondering if this is actually a mud-dauber wasp, possibly Pison. Although not clear in the photos, it was actually adding fresh mud to the nest. A second cell has since been added.

SimoneC wrote:

2 Dec 2023

Yes you may be right, I did think that myself after doing the confirmation. Some Pompilidae do use mud in their nest too encasing spiders. I’ll have another look

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Location information

Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
CathB Recorded by
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

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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