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Eumenes sp. (Potter Wasp) Nest A potter wasp nest on the underside/side of a log in a dense mixed forest. Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Eumenes sp. (Potter Wasp) Nest

A potter wasp nest on the underside/side of a log in a dense mixed forest.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Awesome find! I had some that made their pots on my deck chairs:
    Potter Wasp Nest - Eumenes sp. Female wasps make conspicuous, aerial mud nests attached to twigs or other objects. It was close to 15 mm wide.<br /> <br /> When first built, the nest has an opening, which makes it look like a pot or jug. The female deposits egg(s) on walls of the pot, provisions it with moth and beetle larvae, and then seals it with a final mud pellet. The larvae will hatch, eat the food provisions, and create a tiny exit hole through which to leave the nest once mature.<br /> <br /> There were three of these nests on my deck chairs. I left them there to mature, and took them down after the wasps had matured and exited.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63903/potter_wasp_nest_exit_hole_-_eumenes_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63904/potter_wasp_nest_-_eumenes_sp.html<br /> Eumenes,Geotagged,Potter Wasp Nest,Summer,United States,nest,potter wasp

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    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Absolutely lovely! I got a genus level ID on mine! Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Thanks, and yay! Posted 5 years ago

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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Dec 8, 2019. Captured Dec 4, 2019 11:39 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/41s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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