Hymenoptera: Sphecidae

Sceliphron laetum  

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Kooyoora State Park, VIC (Feb, 2013)

Holding precariously to the rock, the wasp lowered its body until it was able to drink from the stagnant pool.

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp Drinking

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp

Common Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)

Common Mud-dauber Wasp Nest