Has anyone ever heard of a "mud bee"? I found a stange bee in my yard and was told it was a "mud bee"?

Similar questions: heard mud bee found stange yard told.

Mud bee I guess it depends on what it looks like whether it's really a mud bee. This is a photo of a "mustached mud bee"--but it looks a lot like a regular old bee to me! I sure don't see a mustache--he must have shaved today!

Here is a photo of a mud DAUBER--yuck! He looks like he would sting like a mean wasp--but really, they are pretty much non-agressive! >>>>> From Wiki: " Mud daubers are long, slender wasps, the latter two species above with thread-like waists.

The name of this wasp group comes from the nests that are made by the females, which consist of mud molded into place by the wasp's mandibles. There are three common species of mud daubers, each with distinctive coloring: the organ-pipe mud dauber (solid black coloring), the black and yellow mud dauber, and a stunning metallic-blue mud dauber with blue wings. " I mainly wanted to answer this as just two nights ago we were at an old cemetery for a historical walk and came across this unusual thing on one of the tomb stones: This is the "nest" of a pipe organ mud dauber!

Isn't it strange! It is about 7-8 tall on the gravestone. I wanted to tap on it to see if the wasps were in it, but I wasn't that brave and at that time I didn't know they weren't agressive.

But look how the tubes are made from all the separate threads of mud! If they build at several different times the mud will be different colors, too. From what I also read, the mud dauber is kind of dangerous around airplanes, as they like to build their nests in the plane's systems!

They may have been responsible for a plane crash, too... Poppet *Poppet*'s Recommendations RV Mud Dauber Screen (Hydroflame 8500 Series Only) Amazon List Price: $16.99 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) MUD DAUBER SCREEN F/'04 ATWOOD Amazon List Price: $23.25 Wow--there are actual products to help prevent them from building their nests in your stuff! .

Mud dauber (sometimes "dirt dauber," "dirt dobber," or "dirt diver" in the southern U.S.) is a name commonly applied to a number of wasps that build their nests from mud. The name of this wasp group comes from the nests that are made by the females, which consist of mud molded into place by the wasp's mandibles. There are three common species of mud daubers, each with distinctive coloring: the organ-pipe mud dauber (solid black coloring), the black and yellow mud dauber, and a stunning metallic-blue mud dauber with blue wings.

The black and yellow mud dauber's nest is composed of a series of cylindrical cells that are plastered over to form a smooth nest about the size of a lemon. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber .

We had them when we lived in old Bridge N. J Hope this helps you. Field Guide Index Images and Sounds Entomology Home Insect Orders Glossary Search Previous Next Mud Daubers Click on image to enlarge A blue mud dauber, Chalybion californicum Saussure (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae).

Photo by G. McIlveen, Jr. Black and yellow mud dauber, Chalybion caementarium (Drury) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Photo by Jackman.

A cuckoo wasp, (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), parasitic on mud dauber wasps and groundnesting bees. Larvae are external parasites of mature larvae. Photo by Drees.

Common Name: Mud daubers Scientific Name: Chalybion, Sceliphron and other genera Order: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae Description: Adult mud daubers are 3/4 to 1 inch long wasps, varying in color by species from dull black to black with bright yellow markings to iridescent blue-black. The best identifying feature is the longer, narrow "waist" (petiole - the section between the thorax and abdomen). Life Cycle: These are solitary wasp species, with nests constructed and provisioned by individual mated females.

Eggs of mud daubers are laid singly on hosts in cells in mud nests provisioned with food, sealed and abandoned. Larvae grow up to 1 inch long and are cream-colored, legless and maggot-like. They pupate in cocoons within the cells and overwinter in nests.

There can be several generations annually. Habitat, Food Source(s), Damage: Mud daubers (Sphecidae) build small nests of mud under overhangs like eaves of buildings. The pipe organ mud dauber, Trypoxylon politum (Say) mud nests of long parallel tubes and provision their nests with spiders.

The black and yellow mud dauber, Sceliphron caementarium (Drury), constructs a globular nest containing one cell to several cells, also provisioned with paralyzed spiders. Adults are commonly seen in wet spots, balls of mud for building their nests. The iridescent blue mud dauber, Chalybion californicum (Saussure), takes over nests of the black and yellow mud dauber.It provisions its nest mostly with black widow spiders.

Pest Status: Mud daubers (Sphecidae) and potter or mason wasps (Eumeninae) are solitary wasp species; although capable of stinging, they are rarely aggressive. Mud dauber nests can be a nuisance in garages, under eaves and in other buildings. For additional information, contact your local Texas Cooperative Extension agent or search for other state Extension offices.

Literature: McIlveen & Hamman 1991; Metcalf et al. 1962; Swan & Papp 1972. From the book: Field Guide to Texas Insects, Drees, B.M. and John Jackman, Copyright 1999 Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas Field Guide Index | Images and Sounds | Entomology Home | Insect Orders | Glossary | Search Sources: http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg334.html .

They live in the dirt, underground. In fact they are in my back yard right now!

2 They are called Mud Daubers. They look like a wasp. They make their nests out of mud.

They are called Mud Daubers. They look like a wasp. They make their nests out of mud.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.