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Black Mud Wasp sealing her nest  Females build a series of one celled mud nests attached to plants, rock faces and buildings (in this instance my garden wall). More mud is then daubed over the entire nest. For a while now she has been collecting insects which are then paralyzed and placed in the nest where she lays her eggs. There is an egg and a paralyzed insect in each of the cells which serve to feed the young when they hatch. Black Mud Wasp,Delta emarginatum,Geotagged,South Africa,Summer,insects,south africa,wasps Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Black Mud Wasp sealing her nest

Females build a series of one celled mud nests attached to plants, rock faces and buildings (in this instance my garden wall). More mud is then daubed over the entire nest. For a while now she has been collecting insects which are then paralyzed and placed in the nest where she lays her eggs. There is an egg and a paralyzed insect in each of the cells which serve to feed the young when they hatch.

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  1. Not much info out there!
    http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Delta_emarginatum
    Posted 11 years ago
    1. Indeed, can't find anything. I did create a minimal species record though. Love the composition on this one, the angle makes them look huge. Posted 11 years ago
      1. Ha ha, they are huge! Well, the wasp is a good 3-4cm long and the nest about 7cm. See what you mean though! Posted 11 years ago

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Delta emarginatum is a wasp in the Delta genus.

Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2014. Captured Feb 19, 2014 17:13 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm