(Sceliphron caementarium)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | not listed |
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NatureServe | not listed |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Yellow markings vary but are usually found at the base of the antennae, the collar (apex) and basal margin of the thorax, the first abdominal segment, and the legs. The hind legs always have at least some yellow markings. |
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Size |
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Total Length: 15 ⁄16″to 1⅛″ |
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Biology |
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Season |
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Late spring and summer |
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Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Larva Food |
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Paralyzed spiders, especially web builders |
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Adult Food |
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Flower nectar |
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Distribution |
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1/5/2020 | ||||
Occurrence |
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Widespread and common |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) | ||
Suborder |
Apocrita (wasps, ants and bees) | ||
Infraorder |
Aculeata (ants, bees and stinging wasps) | ||
Superfamily |
Apoidea (apoid wasps, bees, sphecoid wasps) | ||
Family |
Sphecidae (thread-waisted wasps) | ||
Subfamily |
Sceliphrinae (mud-dauber wasps and allies) | ||
Tribe | Sceliphrini (mud-dauber wasps) | ||
Genus |
Sceliphron | ||
Synonyms |
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Pelopaeus solieri Pelopeus tahitensis Pelopoeus architectus Pelopoeus canadensis Pelopoeus nigriventris Pelopoeus servillei Sceliphron affine Sphex affinis Sphex caementarius Sphex economicus Sphex flavipes Sphex flavipunctatus Sphex flavomaculatus Sphex lunatus |
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Common Names |
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black and yellow mud dauber yellow-legged mud dauber |
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Anna Lehmicke |
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This is only the nest structure found in the attic of our house. Have not had any confirmed sightings of the adult. It appears that one cell is still intact, we have it in a critter cage for now, can update if an adult emerges from the nest. | ![]() |
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Bill Reynolds |
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Mud Dauber Wasp (Sceliphron Caementarium) NatureBytes |
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Uploaded on May 27, 2009 We are watching a mother gather materials for her nest. The mud dauber builds a nest which is placed in a sheltered area. After building her nest and laying her eggs the female dies. Next spring the larva dig their way out of their mud ball called home. www.naturebytesvideo.com |
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sceliphron caementarium Sean McCann |
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Uploaded on Aug 7, 2007 1/4 speed mudball making |
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Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) building a home for her young in my bedroom. rob malchow |
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Uploaded on Jun 27, 2010 This little lady has decided that my room is properly comfortable for the deposit of her zombie spider eggs. Given the fact that I love insects, especially those of the hymenoptera order, I'm gonna have no choice but to let the little lady continue with her beautiful journey of life and document as much of it as possible. My dear friend and great scholar Dr. Alan Molumby has this to say about her: "They are amazing, aren't they. She is a mud-dauber, Scleiphron caementarium. First they build a barrel out of mud, then they fill it with paralyzed spiders, then they lay an egg on the victims and leave them to their fate. She will keep building cell after cell until something interrupts her. They hunt rather small spiders, so rarely do they get caught by their own prey. It must be a good year for mud daubers, all the rain and all." |
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Sceliphron caementarium wetvideocamera |
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Published on May 20, 2013 Black and Yellow Mud Dauber - Often seen collcting mud by wet puddle and moist streambanks. Seen here on a tributary of Stoney Creek, Burnaby, BC |
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Mud dauber making nest Rajesh Ma |
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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2008 Black and yellow mud dauber is a common name for the sphecid wasp species Sceliphron caementarium. They are solitary insects that build nests out of mud in sheltered locations, frequently on man-made structures such as bridges, barns, open porches or under the eaves of houses. These nests are not aggressively defended, and stings are rare. The black and yellow mud dauber's nest is comprised of a series of cylindrical cells that are plastered over to form a smooth nest that may attain nearly the size of a human fist. After building a cell, the female wasp captures several spiders. The captured prey are stung and paralyzed before being placed in the nest, and then a single egg is deposited on the prey within each cell. The wasp then seals the cell with mud. After finishing a series of cells, she leaves and does not return. Eventually, the hatching larva will eat the prey and emerge from the nest. |
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