Saw something nifty yesterday
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Was sitting on the porch with the wife yesterday and noticed what I believe was a Mud Dauber wasp fly into a small spider web between the spindles of the porch railing. It sat there and started shaking the web just a little. It wasn't using it's wings but just kind of jerking the web. Out came a very small spider maybe a quarter inch across. To our surprise, the wasp grabbed it and flew off, up out of the web with no problems. Never seen that before.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 11:39 AM
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Crack open a mud dauber nest, and you will find each chamber will have several spiders in it. The spiders are not dead, but in a state of suspended animation, put there for the newly hatched larva to feed on. Neat to witness the capture. Charlie
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 11:42 AM
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I just gained a new appreciation for mud wasps.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 01:00 PM
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Very cool observation ! It was indeed "fishing" with the web lines , just as fishing is done . What I like about them is that they aren't mean spirited , as hornets are...they just want to go about their business. It is amusing to hear them working on their mud work. They always sound like a Miter saw
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 01:11 PM
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I had read they would do that but never have gotten to see it- that would be neat
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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Just don’t lean a shotgun in a corner in dauber land very long without checking the bore before you fire it.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 03:02 PM
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The handle on one of my outside water spigots is constantly filled with the same green spiders and mud. I gave up on cleaning them out. There will be 5-7 spiders, the same species, barely moving, then mudded over.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 03:36 PM
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Several other species of wasp's will fill up most any kind of hole with spiders and other bugs, lay eggs, and seal up the chamber with a grass plug.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 03:39 PM
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Crack open a mud dauber nest, and you will find each chamber will have several spiders in it. The spiders are not dead, but in a state of suspended animation, put there for the newly hatched larva to feed on. Neat to witness the capture. Charlie That's Amazing
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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Just don’t lean a shotgun in a corner in dauber land very long without checking the bore before you fire it. They like to plug small engine mufflers also.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 05:46 PM
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Great thread always learning new things on T-man
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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07/20/21 07:14 PM
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I hate spiders. Don't like stinging insects much either, but I wish all wasps ate spiders. I don't know if Mud Dauber's bite? I've never been bitten by one or even had one be aggressive towards me.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I hate spiders. Don't like stinging insects much either, but I wish all wasps ate spiders. I don't know if Mud Dauber's bite? I've never been bitten by one or even had one be aggressive towards me. Well now there's two things I like about daubers. The rest of the wasps should learn to be chill like daubers.
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Re: Saw something nifty yesterday
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Dirt Daubers are almost friendly!
Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon.
Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor.
Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!
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