A common expression foreshadowing the topic of this discussion might be, “What goes around, comes around." For instance, if spiders are the worst nightmares of flies, then, to go around, wasps must ...

If you don’t like spiders, you should love the blue mud-dauber. Its iridescent blue-black body and deep blue wings give it a tough-guy look but the mud daubers are not known to protect their nests and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Of the more than 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 ...

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If you've had odd, black bugs chasing you around your home, you're not alone. Especially in Texas. Small, black insects are common here, but when it comes to mud daubers and ensign wasps, there's good ...

Many people tend to run when they see a wasp and avoid an area if they see one of their nests overhead. However, did you know there is a special species of wasps that also build their nests out of mud ...