Sighting 4531255
Pison sp. (genus)
Black mud-dauber wasp at Cook, ACT
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| Pison sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 2 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 28 Nov 2023 |
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Building a mud nest in a hollow in the mortar between bricks
2 comments
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.
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
Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- CathB 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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