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Potter Wasp
Black wasp strikingly patterned with white lines and dots.
Potter wasps are solitary mass provisioners. They build small cells in which they will lay a single egg. Then, they place a beetle larvae, spider, or caterpillar to serve as food for the single wasp larva. When the larva hatches, it feeds on the supplied prey for a few weeks before pupating. These wasps are called "potter wasps" because of the shape of the mud nests they build. It is believed that Native Americans actually based their pottery designs on potter wasp nests.
''Eumenes fraternus'' is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada. The female builds a miniature pot out of mud in which it lays an egg and places a live caterpillar. Its developing larva feeds on this whereas the adult wasp feeds primarily on nectar.
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