Mud daubers are a type of wasp that has developed a particularly interesting nesting behavior — they grow their young in individual mounds and tunnel systems that they create out of mud.

Mud dauber wasp nests are seen Sunday, May 12, 2024, alongside the frame of a Pennsylvania frogs poster at Bear Swamp Park in Upper Mount Bethel Township.

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The adult form of the dauber – sometimes called a blue mud-wasp – does not feed on spiders or other insects. It feeds on pollen and nectar, so it is most often seen feeding on flowers.

The female mud-dauber wasps use the mud balls to build their nests. Collecting them into clusters, they then carve chambers inside the balls into which the females lay their eggs. Before closing each ...

Mud Dauber Nest: True to their name, mud dauber wasps construct their home out of mud. Their nests resemble compact, ... The wasp life cycle is solely dependent on the queen of the nest.

The Mud-Dauber Wasp. By Peter Kane Dufault. March 10, 1961. Save this story. Save this story. The New Yorker, March 18, 1961 P. 46. I take heart, breaking in- View Article ...

You can listen to “Mud Dauber Wasp,” which was created entirely from the sounds of actual mud dauber wasps, and comes with a video by M.C. Schmidt. Watch that below.

Thus, in their typically unique way, Matmos re-contextualise the sound of American frogs, dolphins, satellites, junkyards and the mud-dauber wasp, inviting the age-old musique concrète question – is ...