11K views · 149 reactions | Mud dauber wasp building a nest. #animalvideos | Animals Videos | Facebook

These wasps make their nests out of mud and place spiders and other invertebrates inside. They then lay their eggs and cap the opening with more mud before the entire structure hardens entombing the eggs and paralysed prey item. The eggs hatch and the larvae feed on the offering before emerging as wasps themselves sometime later. Here we observed an adult carrying balls of rolled mud to the second story balcony and hammering it neatly onto the latest nest. Now that's WILD! | Wild Conservation

🐝 A beneficial wasp? I love catching these solitary wasps collecting mud to fortify their nest. Mud Daubers help control some insects that you might find less desirable to have around. They are generally not aggressive, but they can sting. Maybe consider the labor that went into their build next time you take the hose to their little home. 😆 #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #sonyalpha #floridaphotographer #outdoors #insects #insect #bugs #wasp | Images By John Delhotal

Mud dauber surprised Mark 🤨 #wasp #muddauber #stingzone #bravewilderness | Brave Wilderness