For example, the mechanical properties of the soil used in mud dauber nests have been analyzed to understand how these insects achieve strong and resilient structures through their unique building ...

This phenomenon is especially visible in certain wasp species, such as the Mud Dauber wasps, whose nest constructions resemble the mud tubes of termites.As a part of the Vespidae family ...

rolling the soft mud into balls and carrying them to their nearby nests. For a good angle, she lay in the mud, then pre-focused on a likely flight path and began shooting continuously. The female ...

A few years ago, Lin was watching mud dauber wasps build nests on his newly purchased home. As an assistant professor that worked on soil improvement, he was fascinated by the way mud daubers ...

"In this study, the nests are made by Sceliphron, which are wasps of the family Sphecidae, superfamily Apoidea. "These are well-known mud-daubers in much of the warmer parts of the world.