I recently found and killed a yellow-and-black mud dauber wasp that was very docile because I didn't realize mud daubers are non-aggressive. When left alone, these wasps only use their stingers to ...

Mud dauber wasps may look menacing, but they are actually fairly harmless to people. These solitary wasps get their name from the mud they use to make their nests. There are a few different types of ...

Bees, wasps, and hornets have found unique ways to survive in habitats all around the world. Mud daubers are a type of wasp that has developed a particularly interesting nesting behavior — they grow ...

Of the over 4,000 known species of wasps in California, two are known as mud daubers: Sceliphron caementarium (black and yellow mud dauber) and Chalybion californicum (blue mud dauber). Mud daubers ...

My grandparents had a place on the lake in Lincoln County, Georgia when I was growing up, and it is in the middle of nowhere. The old cabin had a screened-in porch with a peaceful view of the lake. If ...

Inside was a battle to the death between the numerous dirt daubers, spiders, and a handful of lizards that occupied the areas around the house. When one critter would get inside the screen, it was a ...